59.3% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Morley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Morley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 4 percentage points separates Morley from the national figure for adults with a bachelor degree or higher. While this area's higher education rates are well below the Australian average, the local community has seen a steady climb in both school and university completions over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 59.3%, which is a little above the Western Australian figure. Most residents finished Year 12, while 17.2% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Morley, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 8 points since 2011 to 22.3%. This is a little below the state figure and well below the national rate, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 27.9%.
22.3% ▲ +55.5%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Morley splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 20.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Morley has 6 schools, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average of 569 students, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.64
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
Higher than 89% 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).
3,414
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
569
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 52% 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 Morley
53 schools — 24,474 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 39 · Catholic 7 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 38 · Secondary 11 · Combined 4
| Weld Square Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 158 | 1,053 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 394 | 1,017 |
| Morley Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 228 | 1,027 |
| Embleton Primary School, Embleton | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 199 | 955 |
| Noranda Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 352 | 1,020 |
| Infant Jesus School, Morley | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 420 | 1,083 |
| John Forrest Secondary College, Morley | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,122 | 1,026 |
| Hampton Senior High School, Morley | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,092 | 983 |
| West Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 303 | 1,044 |
| North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 337 | 1,016 |
| Camboon Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 322 | 1,019 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 496 | 1,066 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Bedford | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,738 | 1,079 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
| West Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 429 | 959 |
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| Durham Road School, Bayswater | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 242 | 992 |
| Anzac Terrace Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 364 | 1,025 |
| Kiara College, Kiara | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 620 | 804 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Inglewood | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 626 | 1,107 |
| Our Lady's Assumption School, Dianella | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 371 | 1,094 |
| Australian Islamic College (Dianella), Dianella | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 868 | 1,018 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 460 | 1,102 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 431 | 1,064 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 630 | 1,127 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 11 | 1,102 |
| St Columba's School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 414 | 1,125 |
| St Andrew's Grammar, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 796 | 1,078 |
| Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 273 | 813 |
| Eden Hill Primary School, Eden Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 414 | 1,019 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 363 | 1,083 |
| Ashfield Primary School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 165 | 923 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 671 | 962 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Education Support Centre, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 48 | 973 |
| Carmel School, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 390 | 1,149 |
| Lockridge Primary School, Lockridge | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 282 | 851 |
| St Michael's School, Bassendean | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 208 | 1,109 |
| Beechboro Christian School, Bennett Springs | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 305 | 1,072 |
| South Ballajura Education Support Centre, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 97 | 999 |
| Casa Mia Montessori Community School, Bassendean | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 53 | 1,094 |
| South Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 355 | 939 |
| Yokine Primary School, Yokine | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 313 | 1,073 |
| East Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 362 | 969 |
| Maylands Peninsula Primary School, Maylands | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 740 | 1,086 |
| Boyare Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 176 | 887 |
| Bassendean Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 380 | 1,096 |
| Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 2,041 | 1,103 |
| Mount Lawley Primary School, Mount Lawley | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 543 | 1,155 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 410 | 968 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 575 | 945 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 116 | 977 |
| Y School WA, Mirrabooka | Independent | Secondary | 5.2 km | 103 | 944 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Morley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011047/morley/topic/education