43.3% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6210, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6210, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in postcode 6210, held by 38.3% of adults. While the area has seen more people finishing school and earning degrees since 2011, overall qualification levels remain far below the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This result has improved over the last decade, rising 8.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6210, WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.0% of the population, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. This figure rose 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
12.0% ▲ +45.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 6210, WA, 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 in the area are engineering and related subjects at 19.2%, followed by management and commerce at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has some of the largest schools at this level, with an average size of 550 students and 13,204 total enrolments. Most of these are government schools, which make up 79.2% of the sector.
1.94
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
13,204
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
550
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6210, WA
24 schools — 13,204 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Glencoe Primary School, Halls Head | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 422 | 970 |
| Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 285 | 918 |
| Halls Head Primary School, Halls Head | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 386 | 962 |
| Dudley Park Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 402 | 904 |
| Halls Head College, Halls Head | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,394 | 978 |
| Halls Head College Education Support Centre, Halls Head | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 68 | 958 |
| Mandurah Catholic College, Mandurah | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,604 | 1,030 |
| North Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 250 | 914 |
| Greenfields Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 427 | 928 |
| Coodanup College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 886 | 911 |
| South Halls Head Primary School, Halls Head | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 629 | 1,008 |
| Assumption Catholic Primary School, Mandurah | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 327 | 1,020 |
| John Tonkin College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 799 | 972 |
| John Tonkin College Education Support Centre, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 32 | 939 |
| Frederick Irwin Anglican School, Mandurah | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,682 | 1,072 |
| Foundation Christian College, Greenfields | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 714 | 1,037 |
| Riverside Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 449 | 933 |
| Riverside Education Support Centre, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 82 | 988 |
| Meadow Springs Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 420 | 964 |
| Meadow Springs Education Support Centre, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 89 | 985 |
| Oakwood Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 973 | 1,012 |
| Madora Bay Primary School, Madora Bay | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 276 | 1,004 |
| St Marcellin Catholic College, Madora Bay | Independent | Combined | 8.3 km | 54 | 1,046 |
| Falcon Primary School, Wannanup | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 554 | 1,001 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6210, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6210/6210-wa/topic/education