62.5% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aveley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Aveley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Aveley finished high school than the national average, though fewer adults hold university degrees. This creates a distinct profile where 62.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the 58.8% figure for Australia. While school completion is high, university qualifications lag behind both state and national levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 62.5% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is well above the 58.0% seen in Western Australia. This is higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aveley, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.3% of residents.
18.8% —
Lower than 56% 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 Aveley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in management and commerce are the most common at 19.8%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 18.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools with large enrolments totalling 4,245 students, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Three quarters of these schools are government-run.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.96
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 57% 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).
4,245
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,061
Higher than 93% 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 Aveley
16 schools — 12,423 students, average ICSEA 1,005.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Aveley North Primary School, Aveley | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 770 | 1,003 |
| Aveley Primary School, Aveley | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 621 | 1,025 |
| Aveley Secondary College, Ellenbrook | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,582 | 980 |
| Swan Valley Anglican Community School, Aveley | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,272 | 1,055 |
| Ellen Stirling Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 555 | 972 |
| Holy Cross College, Ellenbrook | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,311 | 1,040 |
| St Helena's Catholic Primary School, Ellenbrook | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 420 | 1,039 |
| Ellenbrook Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 404 | 964 |
| Ellenbrook Secondary College, Ellenbrook | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,442 | 968 |
| Malvern Springs Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 713 | 972 |
| Arbor Grove Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 544 | 954 |
| Ellenbrook Christian College, Ellenbrook | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 677 | 1,050 |
| Australian Islamic College (Henley Brook), Henley Brook | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 565 | 1,046 |
| Upper Swan Primary School, Upper Swan | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 398 | 1,008 |
| Henley Brook Primary School, Henley Brook | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 336 | 1,029 |
| Anne Hamersley Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 813 | 980 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aveley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031298/aveley/topic/education