# Education & Qualifications — Canning

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Area: Canning (Council (LGA))

Far more people in Canning have finished high school and university than the state or national figures. About 70.5% of residents have completed Year 12, and over a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This strong educational trend has grown steadily over the last decade.

Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 70.5% of residents reaching this milestone. This figure has risen by 10 points since 2011 and sits far above the Western Australian average of 58.0%.

University qualifications are well above the national figure, with 34.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This represents a 10 point increase since 2011 and is much higher than most similar areas.

Canning has 30 schools with 16,250 enrolments, which is larger than about 86% of similar areas. While the average school size and advantage scores are much higher than most areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.5%. Health and society and culture qualifications also feature prominently.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completed Year 12 | 70.5% | +16.5% since 2011 |
| Adults with a bachelor degree or higher | 34.6% | +42.6% since 2011 |
| Schools | 30 | — |
| Schools per 1,000 children | 1.72 | — |
| School enrolments | 16,250 | — |
| Average school size | 542 | — |
| Average school ICSEA | 1,072 | — |

**Highest year of school** — Year 12 70.5%, Year 10 12.5%, Year 9 or below 6.0%, Year 11 5.8%

**Highest qualification level** — Bachelor degree 34.3%, Certificate III / IV 18.5%, Advanced diploma / diploma 14.9%, Postgraduate degree 13.8%, Graduate diploma / certificate 3.8%, Certificate I / II 2.0%

**Field of qualification** — Management & commerce 21.5%, Engineering & related 17.5%, Health 11.1%, Society & culture 10.0%, Education 6.9%, Food, hospitality & personal services 4.9%, Natural & physical sciences 4.8%, Information technology 4.7%, Architecture & building 3.6%, Creative arts 3.0%, Agriculture & environment 1.2%

## Schools serving Canning

30 schools, 16,250 students, average ICSEA 1,072.

By sector: Government 22, Catholic 5, Independent 3

By type: Primary 21, Secondary 5, Combined 4

Nearest 10 shown:

| School | Sector | Type | Distance | Students |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Willetton Senior High School | Government | Secondary | — | 2,767 |
| Lynwood Senior High School | Government | Secondary | — | 1,264 |
| Rostrata Primary School | Government | Primary | — | 947 |
| St Norbert College | Catholic | Secondary | — | 910 |
| Cannington Community College | Government | Combined | — | 819 |
| Riverton Primary School | Government | Primary | — | 650 |
| Ranford Primary School | Government | Primary | — | 646 |
| Willetton Primary School | Government | Primary | — | 626 |
| Parkwood Primary School | Government | Primary | — | 619 |
| Fountain College - Ferndale Campus | Independent | Combined | — | 608 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51330/canning/topic/education