63.3% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Joondalup - Edgewater · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Joondalup - Edgewater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national average, 63.3% of people in Joondalup - Edgewater have completed Year 12. This area shows a strong trend toward higher learning, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing 7.7 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 63.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the 58% figure for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Joondalup - Edgewater, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About a quarter of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure slightly above the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.4% of the population.
24.9% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Joondalup - Edgewater splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 16.8%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 16%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well equipped for students, with six schools and 4,101 enrolments. These schools are much larger on average than those in most similar areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.87
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 82% 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).
4,101
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
684
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 63% 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 Joondalup - Edgewater
41 schools — 23,031 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 9 · Combined 1
| Alta-1 College - Joondalup Campus, Joondalup | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 845 | 950 |
| Lake Joondalup Baptist College, Joondalup | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,282 | 1,102 |
| Mater Dei College, Edgewater | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,047 | 1,056 |
| Edgewater Primary School, Edgewater | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 414 | 1,064 |
| Heathridge Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 191 | 1,011 |
| Eddystone Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 322 | 1,013 |
| Connolly Primary School, Connolly | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 384 | 1,062 |
| Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 414 | 985 |
| Poseidon Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 267 | 1,018 |
| Belridge Secondary College, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 959 | 1,010 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 111 | 1,039 |
| St Anthony's School, Wanneroo | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 378 | 1,046 |
| Currambine Primary School, Currambine | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 758 | 1,045 |
| Joondalup Primary School, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 381 | 1,024 |
| Joondalup Education Support Centre, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 132 | 1,032 |
| Spring Hill Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 722 | 1,028 |
| Prendiville Catholic College, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,086 | 1,073 |
| Beldon Primary School, Beldon | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 303 | 1,016 |
| Beldon Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 75 | 1,049 |
| St Simon Peter Catholic Primary School, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 587 | 1,086 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 516 | 1,070 |
| Ocean Reef Senior High School, Ocean Reef | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,353 | 1,055 |
| Francis Jordan Catholic School, Currambine | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 319 | 1,085 |
| Tapping Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 497 | 1,023 |
| Wanneroo Secondary College, Wanneroo | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,367 | 994 |
| Ocean Reef Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 192 | 1,043 |
| Carramar Primary School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 556 | 1,023 |
| East Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 346 | 972 |
| Mullaloo Heights Primary School, Mullaloo | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 236 | 1,070 |
| North Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Whitford Catholic Primary School, Craigie | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 637 | 1,092 |
| Hocking Primary School, Hocking | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 527 | 1,036 |
| Burns Beach Primary School, Burns Beach | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 425 | 1,074 |
| Kinross Primary School, Kinross | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 700 | 1,035 |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School, Hocking | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 218 | 1,047 |
| Kinross College, Kinross | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,027 | 1,029 |
| Craigie Heights Primary School, Craigie | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 365 | 1,036 |
| Pearsall Primary School, Pearsall | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 624 | 1,045 |
| Woodvale Secondary College, Woodvale | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 1,251 | 1,066 |
| Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 369 | 1,070 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Woodvale | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 454 | 1,087 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Joondalup - Edgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011077/joondalup-edgewater/topic/education