63.7% —
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fremantle (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Fremantle (South Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning shape daily life in Fremantle (South Metropolitan), where 32.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Residents are generally well-educated, with a strong emphasis on university qualifications and a high rate of school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people here finished high school than in most other areas, with 63.7% completing Year 12. This is well above both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fremantle (South Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, as 32.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
32.7% —
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
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 Fremantle (South Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 14.1%, followed closely by engineering at 13.9% and management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have plenty of options with 3.13 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. Government schools make up 60% of the sector, while the typical school is smaller than those in most other areas.
3.13
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 50% of state electorate 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).
8,316
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
416
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,071
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fremantle (South Metropolitan)
20 schools — 8,316 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Lance Holt School, Fremantle | Independent | Primary | 11.3 km | 80 | 1,158 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Fremantle | Catholic | Primary | 11.9 km | 112 | 1,054 |
| Christian Brothers' College, Fremantle | Catholic | Secondary | 12.2 km | 954 | 1,092 |
| Fremantle Primary School, Fremantle | Government | Primary | 12.2 km | 201 | 1,143 |
| John Curtin College Of The Arts, Fremantle | Government | Secondary | 12.6 km | 1,768 | 1,129 |
| East Fremantle Primary School, Fremantle | Government | Primary | 12.8 km | 409 | 1,149 |
| Beaconsfield Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 12.9 km | 551 | 1,090 |
| White Gum Valley Primary School, White Gum Valley | Government | Primary | 13.4 km | 246 | 1,119 |
| Fremantle College, Beaconsfield | Government | Secondary | 13.7 km | 1,312 | 1,004 |
| Winterfold Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 14.1 km | 321 | 1,057 |
| Christ the King School, Beaconsfield | Catholic | Primary | 14.3 km | 304 | 1,069 |
| Kerry Street Community School, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Primary | 14.6 km | 62 | 1,101 |
| Fremantle Christian College, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Combined | 14.8 km | 466 | 1,042 |
| Port School, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Secondary | 15.0 km | 156 | 906 |
| Hilton Primary School, Hilton | Government | Primary | 15.2 km | 386 | 1,065 |
| Phoenix Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 15.4 km | 344 | 1,045 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Hilton | Catholic | Primary | 15.7 km | 190 | 1,064 |
| Southwell Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 15.8 km | 83 | 794 |
| East Hamilton Hill Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 15.9 km | 257 | 1,016 |
| Spearwood Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 16.4 km | 114 | 954 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fremantle (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52205/fremantle/topic/education