68.4% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sorrento - Marmion · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Sorrento - Marmion
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning shape daily life in Sorrento - Marmion, where 35.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is far above the Western Australian average and has risen steadily since 2011. It is a highly educated area where most residents have completed their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 68.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and rose by 7.5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sorrento - Marmion, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 35.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, with another 10.2% holding a postgraduate degree.
35.1% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 35.1%
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 Sorrento - Marmion, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 23.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,115, which is much higher than most areas. While there are only 3 schools in the area, they are larger than usual with an average of 775 students each.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.64
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 73% 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).
2,325
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
775
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,115
Higher than 88% 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 Sorrento - Marmion
32 schools — 20,096 students, average ICSEA 1,096.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Sorrento Primary School, Sorrento | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 442 | 1,109 |
| Sacred Heart College, Sorrento | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,508 | 1,116 |
| Marmion Primary School, Marmion | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 375 | 1,121 |
| West Coast Secondary Education Support Centre, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 114 | 1,023 |
| Duncraig Senior High School, Duncraig | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,851 | 1,079 |
| Duncraig Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 459 | 1,105 |
| Hillarys Primary School, Hillarys | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 522 | 1,088 |
| Padbury Catholic Primary School, Padbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 427 | 1,108 |
| Poynter Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| South Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 373 | 1,067 |
| Carine Primary School, Carine | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 578 | 1,123 |
| Glengarry Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 396 | 1,104 |
| St Stephen's School, Duncraig | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,137 | 1,120 |
| School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement, Padbury | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 39 | 923 |
| School Of Special Educational Needs: Sensory, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 144 | — |
| West Coast Language Development Centre, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 302 | 1,033 |
| Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 160 | 1,058 |
| Carine Senior High School, Carine | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 2,545 | 1,105 |
| North Beach Primary School, North Beach | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 417 | 1,091 |
| Davallia Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 553 | 1,122 |
| Our Lady of Grace School, North Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 587 | 1,108 |
| West Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 382 | 1,051 |
| Greenwood College, Greenwood | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 944 | 1,038 |
| Liwara Catholic Primary School, Greenwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 394 | 1,092 |
| St Mark's Anglican Community School, Hillarys | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,856 | 1,112 |
| Bambara Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 268 | 1,063 |
| Dalmain Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 278 | 1,077 |
| Springfield Primary School, Kallaroo | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 232 | 1,053 |
| Creaney Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 379 | 1,064 |
| Creaney Education Support Centre, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 72 | 1,056 |
| Craigie Heights Primary School, Craigie | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 365 | 1,036 |
| Karrinyup Primary School, Karrinyup | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 561 | 1,115 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sorrento - Marmion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011082/sorrento-marmion/topic/education