78.0% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.6%
- 2016: 75.6%
- 2021: 78.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Winthrop · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Winthrop
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees have become a hallmark of Winthrop. The area stands out for its strong academic achievement, with 43% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 78% of people completing Year 12. This is 19 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Winthrop, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 43% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the state and national figures.
43.0% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 43.0%
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 Winthrop, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (17%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 26.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most areas and have some of the highest advantage scores. There are 35 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest.
1.02
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
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).
683
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,112
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Winthrop
35 schools — 23,914 students, average ICSEA 1,112.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| Kardinya Primary School, Kardinya | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 433 | 1,087 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 227 | 991 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| Kennedy Baptist College, Murdoch | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,244 | 1,113 |
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 670 | 1,119 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| North Lake Senior Campus, Kardinya | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 335 | 991 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| Bull Creek Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 405 | 1,139 |
| West Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 433 | 1,126 |
| Samson Primary School, Samson | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 342 | 1,065 |
| Leeming Senior High School, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,164 | 1,077 |
| Leeming Senior High School Education Support Centre, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 146 | 1,036 |
| All Saints' College, Bull Creek | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,374 | 1,162 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 407 | 1,147 |
| Blue Gum Montessori School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 192 | 1,156 |
| Coolbellup Community School, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 153 | 905 |
| Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 646 | 1,174 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School, Rossmoyne | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 2,824 | 1,135 |
| Coolbellup Learning Centre, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 58 | 961 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 367 | 1,107 |
| Seton Catholic College, Samson | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,091 | 1,048 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| Palmyra Primary School, Palmyra | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 536 | 1,113 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School, Palmyra | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 156 | 1,116 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Hilton | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 190 | 1,064 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Winthrop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51623/winthrop/topic/education