70.2% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Victoria Park (South Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 36% of adults in Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where school completion and university degrees have both climbed significantly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures, with 70.2% of residents finishing school. This rate has risen by 9.0 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Victoria Park (South Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a university degree is much higher than in most areas, sitting at 36.5%. This reflects a trend of growth, as the figure rose 9.0 percentage points over the last decade.
36.5% ▲ +33.0%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2021: 36.5%
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 Victoria Park (South Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20.0%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.9% and society and culture at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher average advantage score than most areas. While the average school size of 383 is lower than most, there are 2.63 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas.
2.63
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower than 57% 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).
6,889
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
383
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,075
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Victoria Park (South Metropolitan)
18 schools — 6,889 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 94 | 990 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 35 | 991 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 336 | 974 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 673 | 1,088 |
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Regent College, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 340 | 1,142 |
| Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 113 | 1,035 |
| Perth Montessori School, Burswood | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 92 | 1,115 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 291 | 1,022 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Victoria Park (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55405/victoria-park/topic/education