65.7% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stirling - Osborne Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Stirling - Osborne Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of adults in Stirling - Osborne Park hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a highly educated community. This area sees a strong trend toward higher learning, with both school completion and university degrees rising significantly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure at 65.7%, a result that has climbed 11 points over the last decade. This is higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stirling - Osborne Park, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 33.5%, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. This level of qualification is much higher than in most areas.
33.5% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 33.5%
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 Stirling - Osborne Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 23.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, which is a small government primary school. While local school enrolments are among the smallest for this level, there are 51 schools within 3 km, which is more than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.45
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
51
Higher than 88% 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).
262
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
262
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,057
Higher than 68% 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 Stirling - Osborne Park
51 schools — 22,954 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 35 · Catholic 10 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 39 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 262 | 1,057 |
| Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 292 | 1,064 |
| Balcatta Senior High School, Balcatta | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,088 | 1,045 |
| St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 200 | 1,060 |
| St Kieran Catholic Primary School, Tuart Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 427 | 1,067 |
| Servite College, Tuart Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,032 | 1,058 |
| West Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 495 | 1,070 |
| St Dominic's School, Innaloo | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 138 | 1,108 |
| Yuluma Primary School, Innaloo | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 368 | 1,038 |
| West Coast Steiner School, Nollamara | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 172 | 1,101 |
| Takari Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 193 | 1,055 |
| Nollamara Primary School, Nollamara | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 390 | 981 |
| Tuart Hill Primary School, Tuart Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 648 | 1,066 |
| Lake Gwelup Primary School, Gwelup | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 552 | 1,126 |
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 123 | 1,168 |
| Woodlands Primary School, Woodlands | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 359 | 1,122 |
| Westminster Primary School, Westminster | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 372 | 971 |
| Westminster Education Support Centre, Westminster | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 97 | 979 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Nollamara | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 192 | 1,071 |
| Holy Rosary School, Doubleview | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 392 | 1,128 |
| Newborough Primary School, Karrinyup | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 344 | 1,086 |
| St Denis School, Joondanna | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 200 | 1,123 |
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 936 | 1,140 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 28 | 1,049 |
| International School of Western Australia, City Beach | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 396 | 1,180 |
| Doubleview Primary School, Doubleview | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 476 | 1,118 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Karrinyup | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 152 | 1,095 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 189 | 1,117 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 335 | 1,078 |
| Churchlands Senior High School, Churchlands | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 2,221 | 1,115 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 265 | 1,097 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 410 | 968 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 575 | 945 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 116 | 977 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| Karrinyup Primary School, Karrinyup | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 561 | 1,115 |
| Yokine Primary School, Yokine | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 313 | 1,073 |
| Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 213 | 937 |
| Churchlands Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 481 | 1,169 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 364 | 1,132 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School, Leederville | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 179 | 1,084 |
| North Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 276 | 922 |
| Glendale Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 317 | 1,066 |
| East Hamersley Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 248 | 1,051 |
| Aranmore Catholic College, Leederville | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 739 | 991 |
| Sir David Brand School, Coolbinia | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | 63 | 1,032 |
| Coolbinia Primary School, Coolbinia | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 401 | 1,139 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 756 | 1,166 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education, Leederville | Government | Combined | 5.6 km | 336 | 1,063 |
| West Leederville Primary School, Leederville | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 551 | 1,146 |
| Carine Senior High School, Carine | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 2,545 | 1,105 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stirling - Osborne Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021093/stirling-osborne-park/topic/education