57.6% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 52% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cowan · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Cowan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A drop of 15 percentage points in Year 12 completion since 2011 marks a significant shift in education for Cowan. While school finishing rates have fallen, the number of adults with university degrees has risen to 20.4%. This mix of changing qualifications defines the current educational landscape of the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is a little below the national figure. This result is about the same as the Western Australian average, though it represents a sharp 15 point fall since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cowan, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than across the state and nation, with 20.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. However, this figure has risen by 5.1 points since 2016, and Certificates III or IV are the most common qualification at 28.8%.
20.4% —
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Cowan splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most frequent fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cowan has 64 schools within 3km, which is more than about 68% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size of 407 students is lower than in most other areas.
1.95
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
64
Higher than 65% of federal 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).
26,028
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
407
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cowan
64 schools — 26,028 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 50 · Catholic 9 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 47 · Secondary 11 · Combined 6
| Boyare Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 176 | 887 |
| Dryandra Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 176 | 883 |
| John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Mirrabooka | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,702 | 1,075 |
| St Andrew's Grammar, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 796 | 1,078 |
| Y School WA, Mirrabooka | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 103 | 944 |
| Mercy College, Koondoola | Catholic | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,574 | 988 |
| Waddington Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 82 | 834 |
| Majella Catholic Primary School, Balga | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 233 | 958 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
| Gladys Newton School, Balga | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 157 | 1,008 |
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 213 | 937 |
| Warriapendi Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 266 | 965 |
| Balga Senior High School, Balga | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 596 | 909 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 575 | 945 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 116 | 977 |
| Burbridge School, Koondoola | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 64 | 987 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 711 | 973 |
| Koondoola Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 279 | 871 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| Roseworth Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 299 | 899 |
| Roseworth Education Support Centre, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 70 | 959 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 410 | 968 |
| Ballajura Community College, Ballajura | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 929 | 960 |
| Camboon Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 322 | 1,019 |
| Westminster Primary School, Westminster | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 372 | 971 |
| Westminster Education Support Centre, Westminster | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 97 | 979 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School, Ballajura | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 393 | 1,016 |
| Alinjarra Primary School, Alexander Heights | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 339 | 977 |
| North Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 276 | 922 |
| Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 674 | 1,017 |
| Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 458 | 899 |
| Illawarra Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 310 | 987 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Nollamara | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 192 | 1,071 |
| Hudson Park Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 212 | 937 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, Girrawheen | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 334 | 997 |
| Nollamara Primary School, Nollamara | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 390 | 981 |
| West Coast Steiner School, Nollamara | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 172 | 1,101 |
| South Ballajura Education Support Centre, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 97 | 999 |
| South Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 355 | 939 |
| Noranda Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 352 | 1,020 |
| Rawlinson Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 405 | 952 |
| St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 200 | 1,060 |
| Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 292 | 1,064 |
| Takari Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 193 | 1,055 |
| East Hamersley Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 248 | 1,051 |
| Marangaroo Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 188 | 967 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 394 | 1,017 |
| West Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 429 | 959 |
| Balcatta Senior High School, Balcatta | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 1,088 | 1,045 |
| Warwick Senior High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 811 | 988 |
| West Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 495 | 1,070 |
| Glendale Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 317 | 1,066 |
| Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 273 | 813 |
| Kiara College, Kiara | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 620 | 804 |
| Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 336 | 1,013 |
| Hawker Park Primary School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 228 | 1,073 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge | Catholic | Primary | 7.6 km | 431 | 1,064 |
| Liwara Catholic Primary School, Greenwood | Catholic | Primary | 7.8 km | 394 | 1,092 |
| East Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 362 | 969 |
| Lockridge Primary School, Lockridge | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 282 | 851 |
| Greenwood College, Greenwood | Government | Secondary | 8.2 km | 944 | 1,038 |
| West Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 382 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED504/cowan/topic/education