36.9% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mandurah - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mandurah - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Mandurah - East finished high school in 2021 than in 2011, but the area still has very low education levels. Only 36.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian average of 58%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 6.4 points since 2011 to reach 36.9%, though this remains far below the national figure. About 32.5% of residents finished Year 10, while 9.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mandurah - East splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 11 at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 8.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is among the lowest levels for similar areas. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 42.9% of the total.
8.3% ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 - East, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related services at 23.8%, followed by management and commerce at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, which is independent and combined. This single school is much larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 726 students.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.98
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
726
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
726
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mandurah - East
13 schools — 8,312 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Coodanup College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 886 | 911 |
| Riverside Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 449 | 933 |
| Riverside Education Support Centre, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 82 | 988 |
| Austin Cove Baptist College - California Crescent Campus, South Yunderup | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 726 | 1,003 |
| Foundation Christian College, Greenfields | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 714 | 1,037 |
| Greenfields Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 427 | 928 |
| Mandurah Catholic College, Mandurah | Catholic | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,604 | 1,030 |
| Dudley Park Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 402 | 904 |
| John Tonkin College Education Support Centre, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 32 | 939 |
| John Tonkin College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 799 | 972 |
| Frederick Irwin Anglican School, Mandurah | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 1,682 | 1,072 |
| Meadow Springs Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 420 | 964 |
| Meadow Springs Education Support Centre, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 89 | 985 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mandurah - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011026/mandurah-east/topic/education