52.8% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kwinana · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Kwinana
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Kwinana are finishing school and getting degrees than a decade ago, though the area still trails the national average. While more than half of residents have now completed Year 12, the number of adults with a university degree remains well below the figure for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.8% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure but represents a 17 point rise since 2011. Other common outcomes include Year 10, reached by 23.7% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kwinana, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.0% of the population, a figure that has risen 8.9 points since 2011. However, this is still well below the 26.3% seen across Australia, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 35.8%.
17.0% ▲ +108.4%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 Kwinana, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Kwinana are most often in Engineering and related fields at 18.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.3% and Society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 14 schools with a total of 8,374 enrolments, and typical school sizes are much higher than in most similar areas. Most students attend government schools, which account for 78.6% of the sector.
14
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.35
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8,374
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
598
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kwinana
14 schools — 8,374 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Peter Carnley Anglican Community School, Wellard | Independent | Combined | — | 1,275 | 1,041 |
| Gilmore College, Orelia | Government | Secondary | — | 1,251 | 924 |
| Wellard Primary School, Wellard | Government | Primary | — | 942 | 1,023 |
| The King's College, Wellard | Independent | Combined | — | 923 | 1,039 |
| Bertram Primary School, Bertram | Government | Primary | — | 705 | 981 |
| Honeywood Primary School, Wandi | Government | Primary | — | 678 | 1,047 |
| Wellard Village Primary School, Wellard | Government | Primary | — | 588 | 999 |
| Calista Primary School, Calista | Government | Primary | — | 413 | 920 |
| St Vincent's School, Parmelia | Catholic | Primary | — | 406 | 1,031 |
| Leda Primary School, Leda | Government | Primary | — | 366 | 912 |
| Orelia Primary School, Orelia | Government | Primary | — | 301 | 919 |
| North Parmelia Primary School, Parmelia | Government | Primary | — | 300 | 936 |
| Medina Primary School, Medina | Government | Primary | — | 153 | 900 |
| Leda Education Support Centre, Leda | Government | Primary | — | 73 | 961 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kwinana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54830/kwinana/topic/education