60.1% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Noranda · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Noranda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Average levels of schooling and university degrees mark Noranda as a typical area for its size. About 60.1% of residents have finished Year 12, and there has been a steady climb in the number of adults holding university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates in Noranda rose 6.4 points since 2011 to reach 60.1%. This is a little above both the Western Australian and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Noranda, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 5.5 points since 2011 to 23.0%. While this is about the same as the state average, it is well below the national figure.
23.0% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Noranda splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Noranda has three government schools with an average size of 562 students, which is higher than most areas. There are 40 schools within 3km, a number larger than about 82% of similar areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.39
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 81% 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).
1,687
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
562
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Lower than 51% 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 Noranda
40 schools — 18,680 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 27 · Independent 7 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Camboon Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 322 | 1,019 |
| Noranda Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 352 | 1,020 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| Morley Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 228 | 1,027 |
| St Andrew's Grammar, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 796 | 1,078 |
| North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 337 | 1,016 |
| West Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 303 | 1,044 |
| Weld Square Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 158 | 1,053 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 394 | 1,017 |
| Infant Jesus School, Morley | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 420 | 1,083 |
| West Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 429 | 959 |
| South Ballajura Education Support Centre, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 97 | 999 |
| South Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 355 | 939 |
| Boyare Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 176 | 887 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School, Ballajura | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 393 | 1,016 |
| Ballajura Community College, Ballajura | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 929 | 960 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| Hampton Senior High School, Morley | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,092 | 983 |
| Embleton Primary School, Embleton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 199 | 955 |
| Kiara College, Kiara | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 620 | 804 |
| John Forrest Secondary College, Morley | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,122 | 1,026 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 11 | 1,102 |
| Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 273 | 813 |
| Our Lady's Assumption School, Dianella | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 371 | 1,094 |
| Beechboro Christian School, Bennett Springs | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 305 | 1,072 |
| Dryandra Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 176 | 883 |
| Y School WA, Mirrabooka | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 103 | 944 |
| Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 363 | 1,083 |
| Australian Islamic College (Dianella), Dianella | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 868 | 1,018 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 575 | 945 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 410 | 968 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 116 | 977 |
| Waddington Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 82 | 834 |
| John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Mirrabooka | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,702 | 1,075 |
| Carmel School, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 390 | 1,149 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 431 | 1,064 |
| Anzac Terrace Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 364 | 1,025 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| Mercy College, Koondoola | Catholic | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,574 | 988 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Noranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011048/noranda/topic/education