53.4% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 11 percentage points separates Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood from Western Australia in terms of university degrees. While more people have finished high school than they did in 2011, the area still sees far fewer adults with a bachelor's degree compared to state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 53.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. This result is a climb from 2011, when only 46.6% had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.5% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.2% of residents.
12.5% ▲ +31.0%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.2%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 16.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 9 schools and 4,178 enrolments, which is larger than about 91% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the 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.
1.72
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 59% 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).
4,178
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
464
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Lower than 62% 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 Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood
24 schools — 14,333 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Butler | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 411 | 1,030 |
| Butler College, Butler | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 1,039 | 965 |
| Irene McCormack Catholic College, Butler | Catholic | Secondary | 0.3 km | 665 | 1,013 |
| Alkimos Baptist College, Merriwa | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 368 | 1,038 |
| East Butler Primary School, Butler | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 244 | 972 |
| Butler Primary School, Butler | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 530 | 984 |
| Quinns Beach Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 385 | 970 |
| Merriwa Primary School, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 362 | 952 |
| Merriwa Education Support Centre, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 106 | 983 |
| Quinns Rocks Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| Quinns Baptist College, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,101 | 1,061 |
| Peter Moyes Anglican Community School, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,441 | 1,084 |
| Mindarie Senior College, Mindarie | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 754 | 1,045 |
| John Butler Primary College, Butler | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 453 | 986 |
| Clarkson Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 270 | 924 |
| Clarkson Community High School, Clarkson | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 325 | 923 |
| Alkimos Primary School, Alkimos | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 682 | 988 |
| Alkimos College, Alkimos | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,219 | 1,006 |
| Alkimos Beach Primary School, Alkimos | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 600 | 1,030 |
| Mindarie Primary School, Mindarie | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 735 | 1,052 |
| Somerly Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 454 | 975 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Clarkson | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 327 | 1,046 |
| Youth Futures Community School, Clarkson | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 367 | 912 |
| St James' Anglican School, Alkimos | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,137 | 1,053 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031099/butler-merriwa-ridgewood/topic/education