44.0% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mandurah · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Mandurah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Mandurah finished high school or university compared to the state and national figures. While 44.0% of people completed Year 12, this is 15 points lower than the Australian average. Despite these gaps, education levels have climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.0% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. This is an improvement, however, as the rate rose 8.7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mandurah, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.2% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.8% of residents.
12.2% ▲ +45.5%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Mandurah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 19.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.7% and Society and culture at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mandurah has 29 schools with 17,418 enrolments, and the typical school size is much larger than in most areas. Most students attend government schools (75.9%), and the average school advantage score is higher than in most areas.
29
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.85
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17,418
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
601
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mandurah
29 schools — 17,418 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Frederick Irwin Anglican School, Mandurah | Independent | Combined | — | 1,682 | 1,072 |
| Mandurah Catholic College, Mandurah | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,604 | 1,030 |
| Halls Head College, Halls Head | Government | Secondary | — | 1,394 | 978 |
| Mandurah Baptist College, Lakelands | Independent | Combined | — | 1,383 | 1,049 |
| Coastal Lakes College, Lakelands | Government | Secondary | — | 1,145 | 975 |
| Oakwood Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | — | 973 | 1,012 |
| Coodanup College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | — | 886 | 911 |
| John Tonkin College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | — | 799 | 972 |
| Foundation Christian College, Greenfields | Independent | Combined | — | 714 | 1,037 |
| Lakelands Primary School, Lakelands | Government | Primary | — | 646 | 970 |
| South Halls Head Primary School, Halls Head | Government | Primary | — | 629 | 1,008 |
| Ocean Road Primary School, Dawesville | Government | Primary | — | 624 | 964 |
| Falcon Primary School, Wannanup | Government | Primary | — | 554 | 1,001 |
| Riverside Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | — | 449 | 933 |
| Greenfields Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | — | 427 | 928 |
| Glencoe Primary School, Halls Head | Government | Primary | — | 422 | 970 |
| Meadow Springs Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | — | 420 | 964 |
| St Damien's Catholic Primary School, Dawesville | Catholic | Primary | — | 416 | 1,028 |
| Dudley Park Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | — | 402 | 904 |
| Halls Head Primary School, Halls Head | Government | Primary | — | 386 | 962 |
| Assumption Catholic Primary School, Mandurah | Catholic | Primary | — | 327 | 1,020 |
| Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | — | 285 | 918 |
| Madora Bay Primary School, Madora Bay | Government | Primary | — | 276 | 1,004 |
| North Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | — | 250 | 914 |
| Meadow Springs Education Support Centre, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | — | 89 | 985 |
| Riverside Education Support Centre, Greenfields | Government | Primary | — | 82 | 988 |
| Halls Head College Education Support Centre, Halls Head | Government | Secondary | — | 68 | 958 |
| St Marcellin Catholic College, Madora Bay | Independent | Combined | — | 54 | 1,046 |
| John Tonkin College Education Support Centre, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | — | 32 | 939 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mandurah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55110/mandurah/topic/education