65.0% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Woodvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study in Woodvale, where 21.1% of qualified adults work in these areas. This is a well-educated community, with 65% of residents finishing Year 12 and a growing number of people holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the state and national figures, with 65% of residents finishing their schooling. This rate has risen 8.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodvale, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has jumped 8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 26%. This is a little above the Western Australian figure.
26.0% ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Woodvale splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, the most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 18.6%, followed by health at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woodvale has four schools and 2,468 enrolments, with a school advantage score that is higher than most areas. Three-quarters of these schools are government-run primary schools.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.32
Higher than 57% 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).
2,468
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
617
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,073
Higher than 74% 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 Woodvale
40 schools — 20,680 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Woodvale Secondary College, Woodvale | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,251 | 1,066 |
| Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 369 | 1,070 |
| North Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Woodvale | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 454 | 1,087 |
| Pearsall Primary School, Pearsall | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 624 | 1,045 |
| Creaney Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 379 | 1,064 |
| Creaney Education Support Centre, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 72 | 1,056 |
| Halidon Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 190 | 1,058 |
| The Montessori School, Kingsley | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 166 | 1,120 |
| Hocking Primary School, Hocking | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 527 | 1,036 |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School, Hocking | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 218 | 1,047 |
| Dalmain Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 278 | 1,077 |
| Goollelal Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 249 | 1,059 |
| Edgewater Primary School, Edgewater | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 414 | 1,064 |
| Mater Dei College, Edgewater | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,047 | 1,056 |
| Madeley Primary School, Madeley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 475 | 1,052 |
| Bambara Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 268 | 1,063 |
| Eddystone Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 322 | 1,013 |
| Wanneroo Secondary College, Wanneroo | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,367 | 994 |
| Craigie Heights Primary School, Craigie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 365 | 1,036 |
| Whitford Catholic Primary School, Craigie | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 637 | 1,092 |
| St Stephen's School, Duncraig | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,137 | 1,120 |
| East Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 346 | 972 |
| School Of Special Educational Needs: Sensory, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 144 | — |
| Belridge Secondary College, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 959 | 1,010 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 111 | 1,039 |
| West Coast Language Development Centre, Padbury | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 302 | 1,033 |
| Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 160 | 1,058 |
| School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement, Padbury | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 39 | 923 |
| West Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 382 | 1,051 |
| Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 414 | 985 |
| South Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 373 | 1,067 |
| Beldon Primary School, Beldon | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 303 | 1,016 |
| Beldon Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 75 | 1,049 |
| Padbury Catholic Primary School, Padbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 427 | 1,108 |
| Kingsway Christian College, Darch | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,379 | 1,118 |
| Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 336 | 1,013 |
| Ashdale Secondary College, Darch | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,854 | 1,039 |
| Heathridge Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 191 | 1,011 |
| Ashdale Primary School, Darch | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 682 | 1,047 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011083/woodvale/topic/education