53.7% ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balga - Mirrabooka · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Balga - Mirrabooka
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates the share of adults with a bachelor degree in Balga - Mirrabooka from the national figure. While more people have finished school than a decade ago, the area still trails the state and nation in both year 12 completion and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. However, this is a significant improvement, as the rate rose 13 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balga - Mirrabooka, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.0%, which is far below the Australian average. This figure has climbed 7.4 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 27.9%.
16.0% ▲ +87.2%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Balga - Mirrabooka, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.0% and society and culture at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Balga - Mirrabooka has 9 schools, among the largest number for an area of this level, serving 3,795 students. Most of these are government primary schools, though the area's average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
9
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.00
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
Higher than 89% 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).
3,795
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
422
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Lower than 60% 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 Balga - Mirrabooka
55 schools — 21,916 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 42 · Catholic 7 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 40 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Majella Catholic Primary School, Balga | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 233 | 958 |
| Gladys Newton School, Balga | Government | Combined | 0.4 km | 157 | 1,008 |
| John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Mirrabooka | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,702 | 1,075 |
| Warriapendi Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 266 | 965 |
| Balga Senior High School, Balga | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 596 | 909 |
| Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 213 | 937 |
| Mercy College, Koondoola | Catholic | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,574 | 988 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 711 | 973 |
| Dryandra Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 176 | 883 |
| Roseworth Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 299 | 899 |
| Roseworth Education Support Centre, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 70 | 959 |
| North Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 276 | 922 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| Y School WA, Mirrabooka | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 103 | 944 |
| Waddington Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 82 | 834 |
| Burbridge School, Koondoola | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 64 | 987 |
| Westminster Primary School, Westminster | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 372 | 971 |
| Westminster Education Support Centre, Westminster | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 97 | 979 |
| Boyare Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 176 | 887 |
| Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 458 | 899 |
| Hudson Park Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 212 | 937 |
| Koondoola Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 279 | 871 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, Girrawheen | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 334 | 997 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 575 | 945 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 116 | 977 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 410 | 968 |
| St Andrew's Grammar, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 796 | 1,078 |
| Rawlinson Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 405 | 952 |
| East Hamersley Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 248 | 1,051 |
| Takari Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 193 | 1,055 |
| Alinjarra Primary School, Alexander Heights | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 339 | 977 |
| West Coast Steiner School, Nollamara | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 172 | 1,101 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| Nollamara Primary School, Nollamara | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 390 | 981 |
| St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 200 | 1,060 |
| Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 292 | 1,064 |
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Nollamara | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 192 | 1,071 |
| Marangaroo Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 188 | 967 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
| Warwick Senior High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 811 | 988 |
| Ballajura Community College, Ballajura | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 929 | 960 |
| Illawarra Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 310 | 987 |
| Glendale Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 317 | 1,066 |
| Balcatta Senior High School, Balcatta | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,088 | 1,045 |
| West Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 495 | 1,070 |
| Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 674 | 1,017 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 11 | 1,102 |
| Camboon Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 322 | 1,019 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School, Ballajura | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 393 | 1,016 |
| Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 336 | 1,013 |
| North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 337 | 1,016 |
| West Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 303 | 1,044 |
| Lake Gwelup Primary School, Gwelup | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 552 | 1,126 |
| Hawker Park Primary School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 228 | 1,073 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balga - Mirrabooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021085/balga-mirrabooka/topic/education