49.3% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Serpentine-Jarrahdale · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Serpentine-Jarrahdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Serpentine-Jarrahdale have finished school than a decade ago, with Year 12 completion rates rising by 11 points since 2011. While higher education levels have also climbed, the area remains well below the state and national figures for both school and university finishes. Currently, about half of the residents have completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 49.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but still well below the Western Australian figure. For others, Year 10 is the highest level of school reached for 26.4% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.2% of the population, a figure that is far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43% of residents.
13.2% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 22.2%, followed by management and commerce at 15.8%. Society and culture and health are also frequent fields of study, at 10.5% and 10% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 13 schools with 7,031 enrolments, which is larger than about 72% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than most, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other places.
13
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.62
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7,031
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
541
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Serpentine-Jarrahdale
13 schools — 7,031 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Byford Secondary College, Byford | Government | Secondary | — | 1,419 | 971 |
| Court Grammar School, Mundijong | Independent | Combined | — | 1,022 | 1,012 |
| Salvado Catholic College, Byford | Catholic | Combined | — | 867 | 1,035 |
| West Byford Primary School, Byford | Government | Primary | — | 817 | 992 |
| Woodland Grove Primary School, Byford | Government | Primary | — | 781 | 993 |
| Marri Grove Primary School, Byford | Government | Primary | — | 545 | 963 |
| Byford Primary School, Byford | Government | Primary | — | 426 | 969 |
| Beenyup Primary School, Byford | Government | Primary | — | 340 | 961 |
| Mundijong Primary School, Mundijong | Government | Primary | — | 250 | 963 |
| Serpentine Primary School, Serpentine | Government | Primary | — | 229 | 997 |
| Byford John Calvin School, Byford | Independent | Primary | — | 208 | 1,033 |
| Jarrahdale Primary School, Jarrahdale | Government | Primary | — | 68 | 988 |
| Eton Farm Primary School, Serpentine | Independent | Primary | — | 59 | 1,010 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Serpentine-Jarrahdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57700/serpentine-jarrahdale/topic/education