55.3% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thornlie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Thornlie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in Thornlie, held by 32.2% of adults. While the area has more people finishing high school than it did a decade ago, university degrees remain much less common here than across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. This result has improved steadily, rising 9.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thornlie, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.6% of the population, which is well below the state average of 23.8%. This figure rose 6.5 percentage points over the last ten years.
18.6% ▲ +53.5%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 Thornlie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 19.5%, followed by management and commerce at 18.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Thornlie has 7 schools with a total of 4,161 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 in most areas.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.52
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 84% 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).
4,161
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
594
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Lower than 61% 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 Thornlie
42 schools — 21,733 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 30 · Independent 7 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 29 · Combined 7 · Secondary 6
| South Thornlie Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 421 | 997 |
| Thornlie Senior High School, Thornlie | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,125 | 969 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Thornlie | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 387 | 1,050 |
| Australian Islamic College (Thornlie), Thornlie | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 733 | 1,019 |
| Yale Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 398 | 969 |
| Thornlie Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 470 | 941 |
| Forest Crescent Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 627 | 1,011 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Huntingdale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 439 | 956 |
| Caladenia Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 997 | 1,116 |
| Excelsior Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 330 | 1,060 |
| Al-Ameen College, Langford | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,145 | 1,087 |
| St Jude's Catholic School, Langford | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 189 | 1,049 |
| Wirrabirra Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 366 | 923 |
| Wirrabirra Education Support Centre, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 67 | 965 |
| Kenwick School, Kenwick | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 101 | 972 |
| Communicare Academy, Kenwick | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 70 | 896 |
| St Emilie's Catholic Primary School, Canning Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 394 | 1,103 |
| Brookman Primary School, Langford | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 323 | 963 |
| Maddington Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 239 | 974 |
| Maddington Education Support Centre, Maddington | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 74 | 1,019 |
| St Francis' School, Maddington | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 39 | 975 |
| Bannister Creek Primary School, Lynwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 607 | 1,036 |
| Southern River College, Gosnells | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,209 | 941 |
| Campbell Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 530 | 1,089 |
| St Munchin's Catholic School, Gosnells | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 388 | 995 |
| Canning Vale College, Canning Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,384 | 1,038 |
| Rehoboth Christian College, Kenwick | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,009 | 1,119 |
| Ashburton Drive Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 434 | 931 |
| East Kenwick Primary School, Kenwick | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 385 | 913 |
| Lynwood Senior High School, Parkwood | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,264 | 1,002 |
| Beckenham Primary School, Beckenham | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 391 | 992 |
| Parkwood Primary School, Parkwood | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 619 | 1,030 |
| Canning Vale Education Support Centre, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 50 | 1,064 |
| Fountain College - Ferndale Campus, Ferndale | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 608 | 1,022 |
| Bramfield Park Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 332 | 936 |
| Canning Vale Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 419 | 1,076 |
| Southern Grove Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 530 | 1,038 |
| Providence Christian College, Southern River | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,041 | 1,109 |
| Bletchley Park Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 692 | 1,050 |
| Yarralinka Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 253 | 1,040 |
| East Maddington Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 396 | 970 |
| OneSchool Global WA, Willetton | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 258 | 986 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thornlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041137/thornlie/topic/education