63.4% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nollamara - Westminster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Nollamara - Westminster
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Nollamara - Westminster have finished high school and earned degrees than in many other similar areas. This trend is growing, with high school completion rates jumping 12 points since 2011. It is a well-qualified community where over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is strong here, with 63.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and is much higher than it was a decade ago.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nollamara - Westminster, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the state average. This figure has risen significantly since 2011, when only 18% of adults had a degree.
27.0% ▲ +49.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 Nollamara - Westminster, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 19.8%, followed by engineering at 13.4% and society and culture at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools in the area, all of which are primary schools. While there are many schools within 3km, the typical school size of 233 students is much lower than in most similar areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.73
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
56
Higher than 90% 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).
1,399
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
233
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Lower than 53% 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 Nollamara - Westminster
56 schools — 23,207 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 10 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 39 · Secondary 9 · Combined 8
| Westminster Primary School, Westminster | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 372 | 971 |
| Westminster Education Support Centre, Westminster | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 97 | 979 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 575 | 945 |
| West Coast Steiner School, Nollamara | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 172 | 1,101 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 116 | 977 |
| Nollamara Primary School, Nollamara | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 390 | 981 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 410 | 968 |
| Y School WA, Mirrabooka | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 103 | 944 |
| Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 213 | 937 |
| St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 200 | 1,060 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Nollamara | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 192 | 1,071 |
| Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 292 | 1,064 |
| Majella Catholic Primary School, Balga | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 233 | 958 |
| Takari Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 193 | 1,055 |
| Gladys Newton School, Balga | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 157 | 1,008 |
| John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Mirrabooka | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,702 | 1,075 |
| Warriapendi Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 266 | 965 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| Balga Senior High School, Balga | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 596 | 909 |
| North Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 276 | 922 |
| Balcatta Senior High School, Balcatta | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,088 | 1,045 |
| Dryandra Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 176 | 883 |
| Tuart Hill Primary School, Tuart Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 648 | 1,066 |
| Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 363 | 1,083 |
| St Andrew's Grammar, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 796 | 1,078 |
| West Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 495 | 1,070 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 11 | 1,102 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 711 | 973 |
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 262 | 1,057 |
| Mercy College, Koondoola | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,574 | 988 |
| Servite College, Tuart Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,032 | 1,058 |
| Yokine Primary School, Yokine | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 313 | 1,073 |
| St Kieran Catholic Primary School, Tuart Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 427 | 1,067 |
| Carmel School, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 390 | 1,149 |
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| Boyare Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 176 | 887 |
| East Hamersley Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 248 | 1,051 |
| Our Lady's Assumption School, Dianella | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 371 | 1,094 |
| Roseworth Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 299 | 899 |
| Roseworth Education Support Centre, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 70 | 959 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
| Hudson Park Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 212 | 937 |
| St Denis School, Joondanna | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 200 | 1,123 |
| Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 458 | 899 |
| Waddington Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 82 | 834 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, Girrawheen | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 334 | 997 |
| Lake Gwelup Primary School, Gwelup | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 552 | 1,126 |
| Australian Islamic College (Dianella), Dianella | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 868 | 1,018 |
| Glendale Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 317 | 1,066 |
| North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 337 | 1,016 |
| West Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 303 | 1,044 |
| Sir David Brand School, Coolbinia | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 63 | 1,032 |
| Coolbinia Primary School, Coolbinia | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 401 | 1,139 |
| Infant Jesus School, Morley | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 420 | 1,083 |
| Warwick Senior High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 811 | 988 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nollamara - Westminster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021090/nollamara-westminster/topic/education