70.0% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wilson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wilson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of adults in Wilson hold university degrees than in most other areas. This educational streak is seen across the board, with a typical resident being much more likely to have finished high school than the average person in Western Australia. The area is defined by high academic achievement and a strong professional profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very common here, with 70.0% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wilson, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are prevalent, as 35.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3% and much higher than most similar areas.
35.6% ▲ +47.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Wilson, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by engineering at 16.3% and health at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas, though there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children. There are 32 schools within 3 km, and most are government primary schools.
1.00
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
461
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wilson
32 schools — 14,750 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 336 | 974 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Fountain College - Ferndale Campus, Ferndale | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 608 | 1,022 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 135 | 712 |
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 650 | 1,127 |
| Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 44 | 1,068 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 208 | 1,115 |
| Lynwood Senior High School, Parkwood | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,264 | 1,002 |
| Parkwood Primary School, Parkwood | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 619 | 1,030 |
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 819 | 983 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 127 | 984 |
| Bannister Creek Primary School, Lynwood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 607 | 1,036 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Brookman Primary School, Langford | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 323 | 963 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 439 | 964 |
| St Joseph's School, Queens Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 432 | 1,075 |
| Orana Catholic Primary School, Willetton | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 380 | 1,095 |
| St Jude's Catholic School, Langford | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 189 | 1,049 |
| St Norbert College, Queens Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 910 | 1,060 |
| Al-Ameen College, Langford | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,145 | 1,087 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 94 | 990 |
| Rostrata Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 947 | 1,135 |
| Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 336 | 1,005 |
| OneSchool Global WA, Willetton | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 258 | 986 |
| Gibbs Street Primary School, East Cannington | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 602 | 1,043 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| Beckenham Primary School, Beckenham | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 391 | 992 |
| Como Secondary College, Como | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 838 | 1,056 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wilson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51617/wilson/topic/education