CensusAtlas

Stirling · Council (LGA)

Education & Qualifications in Stirling

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

Well above the state and national figures, Stirling is a highly educated area where 33.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This trend of higher learning is reflected in the school results, with far more residents finishing Year 12 than in most other areas.

Open map →
📍 Stirling, Council (LGA)

Where Stirling sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

33.7% ▲ +37.1%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Stirling — higher than 88% of areas.

Stirling33.7%
Greater Perth 26.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 67.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 58%. This result has risen by 10 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

67.5% ▲ +17.3%

Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

View on map →

In Stirling, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 14%.

Year 12 67.5% Year 10 13.4% Year 9 or below 6.9% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 33.7%, much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 26.3%. This figure rose 9.1 percentage points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

33.7% ▲ +37.1%

Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.

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 Stirling, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Bachelor degree 34.1% Certificate III / IV 19.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.1% Postgraduate degree 11.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.7% Certificate I / II 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Stirling has 74 schools with 38,516 enrolments, making it one of the largest areas for education. While school sizes and advantage scores are much higher than most areas, there are 1.93 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.

Average school ICSEA

View on map →

1,085

Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

Schools in and around Stirling — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Stirling

74 schools — 38,516 students, average ICSEA 1,085.

By sector: Government 46 · Independent 14 · Catholic 14

By type: Primary 54 · Combined 11 · Secondary 9
Carine Senior High School, Carine Government Secondary — 2,545 1,105
Churchlands Senior High School, Churchlands Government Secondary — 2,221 1,115
Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley Government Secondary — 2,041 1,103
Newman College, Churchlands Independent Combined — 1,824 1,121
John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Mirrabooka Independent Combined — 1,702 1,075
Hale School, Wembley Downs Independent Combined — 1,623 1,161
St Mary's Anglican Girls' School, Karrinyup Independent Combined — 1,483 1,151
Balcatta Senior High School, Balcatta Government Secondary — 1,088 1,045
Servite College, Tuart Hill Independent Secondary — 1,032 1,058
Perth College, Mount Lawley Independent Combined — 889 1,138
Australian Islamic College (Dianella), Dianella Independent Combined — 868 1,018
St Andrew's Grammar, Dianella Independent Combined — 796 1,078
Tuart Hill Primary School, Tuart Hill Government Primary — 648 1,066
Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood Government Primary — 630 1,127
St Peter's Primary School, Inglewood Catholic Primary — 626 1,107
Balga Senior High School, Balga Government Secondary — 596 909
Our Lady of Grace School, North Beach Catholic Primary — 587 1,108
Carine Primary School, Carine Government Primary — 578 1,123
Dianella Secondary College, Dianella Government Secondary — 575 945
Karrinyup Primary School, Karrinyup Government Primary — 561 1,115
Lake Gwelup Primary School, Gwelup Government Primary — 552 1,126
Mount Lawley Primary School, Mount Lawley Government Primary — 543 1,155
West Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta Government Primary — 495 1,070
Deanmore Primary School, Karrinyup Government Primary — 486 1,111
Churchlands Primary School, Floreat Government Primary — 481 1,169
Doubleview Primary School, Doubleview Government Primary — 476 1,118
Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella Government Primary — 448 1,098
St Kieran Catholic Primary School, Tuart Hill Catholic Primary — 427 1,067
North Beach Primary School, North Beach Government Primary — 417 1,091
Dianella Primary College, Dianella Government Primary — 410 968
Coolbinia Primary School, Coolbinia Government Primary — 401 1,139
International School of Western Australia, City Beach Independent Combined — 396 1,180
Holy Rosary School, Doubleview Catholic Primary — 392 1,128
Carmel School, Dianella Independent Combined — 390 1,149
Nollamara Primary School, Nollamara Government Primary — 390 981
Wembley Downs Primary School, Wembley Downs Government Primary — 382 1,134
Westminster Primary School, Westminster Government Primary — 372 971
Our Lady's Assumption School, Dianella Catholic Primary — 371 1,094
Yuluma Primary School, Innaloo Government Primary — 368 1,038
Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella Government Primary — 363 1,083
Woodlands Primary School, Woodlands Government Primary — 359 1,122
Newborough Primary School, Karrinyup Government Primary — 344 1,086
North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella Government Primary — 337 1,016
Glendale Primary School, Hamersley Government Primary — 317 1,066
Yokine Primary School, Yokine Government Primary — 313 1,073
West Morley Primary School, Dianella Government Primary — 303 1,044
Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta Government Primary — 292 1,064
Scarborough Primary School, Scarborough Government Primary — 278 1,101
North Balga Primary School, Balga Government Primary — 276 922
Warriapendi Primary School, Balga Government Primary — 266 965
Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park Government Primary — 262 1,057
East Hamersley Primary School, Hamersley Government Primary — 248 1,051
Majella Catholic Primary School, Balga Catholic Primary — 233 958
Balga Primary School, Balga Government Primary — 213 937
North Morley Primary School, Dianella Government Primary — 207 1,032
St Denis School, Joondanna Catholic Primary — 200 1,123
St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta Catholic Primary — 200 1,060
Takari Primary School, Balcatta Government Primary — 193 1,055
Our Lady of Lourdes School, Nollamara Catholic Primary — 192 1,071
St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley Catholic Primary — 186 1,141
Boyare Primary School, Mirrabooka Government Primary — 176 887
Dryandra Primary School, Mirrabooka Government Primary — 176 883
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster Catholic Primary — 176 1,015
West Coast Steiner School, Nollamara Independent Primary — 172 1,101
St John's School, Scarborough Catholic Primary — 164 1,102
Gladys Newton School, Balga Government Combined — 157 1,008
Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Karrinyup Catholic Primary — 152 1,095
St Dominic's School, Innaloo Catholic Primary — 138 1,108
Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough Independent Primary — 123 1,168
Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella Government Secondary — 116 977
Y School WA, Mirrabooka Independent Secondary — 103 944
Westminster Education Support Centre, Westminster Government Primary — 97 979
Sir David Brand School, Coolbinia Government Combined — 63 1,032
Banksia Montessori School, Dianella Independent Primary — 11 1,102

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Stirling

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57910/stirling/topic/education