70.8% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 81% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tangney · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Tangney
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than seven in ten people in Tangney have finished Year 12, making it a highly educated area. This trend is clear across the board, with a huge number of residents holding university degrees and a strong history of increasing school completion rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far above the national figure at 70.8%, a result that has risen by 7 points since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tangney, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 36.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Western Australian figure and has jumped nearly 8 points since 2016.
36.4% —
Higher than 81% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Tangney, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tangney has some of the largest school enrolments at this level, with 37,703 students. While there are 54 schools within 3km of residents, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
1.61
Lower than 68% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
54
Lower than 54% 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).
37,703
Higher than 89% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
698
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,107
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tangney
54 schools — 37,703 students, average ICSEA 1,107.
By sector: Government 43 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 39 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Bull Creek Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 405 | 1,139 |
| Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 646 | 1,174 |
| All Saints' College, Bull Creek | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,374 | 1,162 |
| Willetton Senior High School, Willetton | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 2,767 | 1,131 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School, Rossmoyne | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 2,824 | 1,135 |
| West Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 433 | 1,126 |
| Castlereagh School, Willetton | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 75 | 1,070 |
| Burrendah Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 554 | 1,122 |
| Banksia Park Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 286 | 1,109 |
| Leeming Senior High School, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,164 | 1,077 |
| Leeming Senior High School Education Support Centre, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 146 | 1,036 |
| Willetton Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 626 | 1,133 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 367 | 1,107 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 407 | 1,147 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| Orana Catholic Primary School, Willetton | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 380 | 1,095 |
| Rostrata Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 947 | 1,135 |
| OneSchool Global WA, Willetton | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 258 | 986 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Kennedy Baptist College, Murdoch | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,244 | 1,113 |
| Kardinya Primary School, Kardinya | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 433 | 1,087 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 208 | 1,115 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 650 | 1,127 |
| Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 44 | 1,068 |
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Canning Vale Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 419 | 1,076 |
| Canning Vale Education Support Centre, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 50 | 1,064 |
| St Benedict's School, Applecross | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 336 | 1,152 |
| Parkwood Primary School, Parkwood | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 619 | 1,030 |
| Lynwood Senior High School, Parkwood | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,264 | 1,002 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 227 | 991 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 670 | 1,119 |
| Applecross Primary School, Applecross | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 571 | 1,155 |
| Fountain College - Ferndale Campus, Ferndale | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 608 | 1,022 |
| Ranford Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 646 | 1,102 |
| Canning Vale College, Canning Vale | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 1,384 | 1,038 |
| Bannister Creek Primary School, Lynwood | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 607 | 1,036 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| Caladenia Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 997 | 1,116 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 7.0 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| St Emilie's Catholic Primary School, Canning Vale | Catholic | Primary | 7.0 km | 394 | 1,103 |
| Campbell Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 530 | 1,089 |
| Bicton Primary School, Bicton | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 562 | 1,113 |
| Excelsior Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 330 | 1,060 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tangney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED515/tangney/topic/education