23.8% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Malaga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Malaga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Not a single adult in Malaga holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest levels of higher education and school completion in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 23.8% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 58%. Most people who finished school stopped at Year 11, which accounts for 42.9% of the group.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Malaga, Year 11 is the majority at 64%; Year 12 is next at 36%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is 0.0%, which is far below the state figure of 23.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Malaga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 42%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 42 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 84% of similar areas.
42
Higher than 84% 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).
Schools serving Malaga
42 schools — 17,708 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 31 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School, Ballajura | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 393 | 1,016 |
| South Ballajura Education Support Centre, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 97 | 999 |
| Ballajura Community College, Ballajura | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 929 | 960 |
| South Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 355 | 939 |
| Boyare Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 176 | 887 |
| Camboon Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 322 | 1,019 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
| Noranda Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 352 | 1,020 |
| Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 674 | 1,017 |
| St Andrew's Grammar, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 796 | 1,078 |
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| West Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 429 | 959 |
| Waddington Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 82 | 834 |
| Dryandra Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 176 | 883 |
| Beechboro Christian School, Bennett Springs | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 305 | 1,072 |
| Illawarra Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 310 | 987 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 394 | 1,017 |
| North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 337 | 1,016 |
| West Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 303 | 1,044 |
| Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 273 | 813 |
| Morley Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 228 | 1,027 |
| Mercy College, Koondoola | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,574 | 988 |
| Koondoola Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 279 | 871 |
| John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Mirrabooka | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,702 | 1,075 |
| Alinjarra Primary School, Alexander Heights | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 339 | 977 |
| Weld Square Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 158 | 1,053 |
| Burbridge School, Koondoola | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 64 | 987 |
| Y School WA, Mirrabooka | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 103 | 944 |
| Infant Jesus School, Morley | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 420 | 1,083 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| Kiara College, Kiara | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 620 | 804 |
| Hampton Senior High School, Morley | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,092 | 983 |
| Roseworth Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 299 | 899 |
| Roseworth Education Support Centre, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 70 | 959 |
| Majella Catholic Primary School, Balga | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 233 | 958 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 575 | 945 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 116 | 977 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 711 | 973 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 410 | 968 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| Gladys Newton School, Balga | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 157 | 1,008 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 4.8 km | 11 | 1,102 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Malaga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031063/malaga/topic/education