55.9% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Swan · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Swan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Swan have finished high school than in many other similar areas, with 55.9% completing Year 12. This reflects a significant climb from 2011, as the community's educational attainment continues to rise across the board.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 55.9%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Swan, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.0% of the population, a figure that rose 6.1 points since 2011. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
17.0% ▲ +56.7%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 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 Swan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are led by Engineering and related fields at 18.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Swan has 51 schools, among the largest number at this level, with 29,634 total enrolments. While the average school size is much higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other similar places.
51
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.53
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29,634
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
581
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Swan
51 schools — 29,634 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 36 · Independent 8 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 37 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Swan Christian College, Middle Swan | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,689 | 1,059 |
| Aveley Secondary College, Ellenbrook | Government | Secondary | — | 1,582 | 980 |
| Ellenbrook Secondary College, Ellenbrook | Government | Secondary | — | 1,442 | 968 |
| La Salle College, Middle Swan | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,346 | 1,028 |
| Holy Cross College, Ellenbrook | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,311 | 1,040 |
| Swan Valley Anglican Community School, Aveley | Independent | Combined | — | 1,272 | 1,055 |
| Guildford Grammar School, Guildford | Independent | Combined | — | 1,225 | 1,100 |
| Brabham Primary School, Brabham | Government | Primary | — | 978 | 1,032 |
| Ballajura Community College, Ballajura | Government | Secondary | — | 929 | 960 |
| Bullsbrook College, Bullsbrook | Government | Combined | — | 927 | 957 |
| Anne Hamersley Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | — | 813 | 980 |
| Aveley North Primary School, Aveley | Government | Primary | — | 770 | 1,003 |
| Governor Stirling Senior High School, Woodbridge | Government | Secondary | — | 751 | 961 |
| Malvern Springs Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | — | 713 | 972 |
| Caversham Valley Primary School, Caversham | Government | Primary | — | 679 | 1,035 |
| Ellenbrook Christian College, Ellenbrook | Independent | Combined | — | 677 | 1,050 |
| Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | — | 674 | 1,017 |
| Aveley Primary School, Aveley | Government | Primary | — | 621 | 1,025 |
| Kiara College, Kiara | Government | Secondary | — | 620 | 804 |
| Australian Islamic College (Henley Brook), Henley Brook | Independent | Combined | — | 565 | 1,046 |
| Ellen Stirling Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | — | 555 | 972 |
| Arbor Grove Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | — | 544 | 954 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge | Catholic | Primary | — | 431 | 1,064 |
| West Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | — | 429 | 959 |
| St Helena's Catholic Primary School, Ellenbrook | Catholic | Primary | — | 420 | 1,039 |
| Caversham Primary School, West Swan | Government | Primary | — | 404 | 1,035 |
| Dayton Primary School, Dayton | Government | Primary | — | 404 | 1,041 |
| Ellenbrook Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | — | 404 | 964 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Middle Swan | Catholic | Primary | — | 402 | 1,030 |
| Upper Swan Primary School, Upper Swan | Government | Primary | — | 398 | 1,008 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School, Ballajura | Catholic | Primary | — | 393 | 1,016 |
| Woodbridge Primary School, Woodbridge | Government | Primary | — | 388 | 1,012 |
| East Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | — | 362 | 969 |
| Indie School Western Australia, Midland | Independent | Secondary | — | 362 | 942 |
| Midvale Primary School, Midvale | Government | Primary | — | 355 | 912 |
| South Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | — | 355 | 939 |
| Middle Swan Primary School, Stratton | Government | Primary | — | 340 | 942 |
| Henley Brook Primary School, Henley Brook | Government | Primary | — | 336 | 1,029 |
| Guildford Primary School, Guildford | Government | Primary | — | 315 | 1,044 |
| Illawarra Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | — | 310 | 987 |
| Beechboro Christian School, Bennett Springs | Independent | Primary | — | 305 | 1,072 |
| Lockridge Primary School, Lockridge | Government | Primary | — | 282 | 851 |
| Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | — | 273 | 813 |
| Maarakool Primary School, Brabham | Government | Primary | — | 256 | 1,035 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Dayton | Catholic | Primary | — | 207 | 1,054 |
| Herne Hill Primary School, Herne Hill | Government | Primary | — | 190 | 983 |
| Gidgegannup Primary School, Gidgegannup | Government | Primary | — | 187 | 1,006 |
| Clayton View Primary School, Koongamia | Government | Primary | — | 124 | 861 |
| Moorditj Noongar Community College, Midland | Government | Primary | — | 121 | 678 |
| Helena River Steiner School, Midland | Independent | Primary | — | 101 | 1,037 |
| South Ballajura Education Support Centre, Ballajura | Government | Primary | — | 97 | 999 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58050/swan/topic/education