72.2% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 72.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Manning - Waterford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Manning - Waterford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Manning - Waterford hold a bachelor degree or higher than in most other areas, with 39.1% of the population reaching this level. This is a highly educated community where school completion rates are also significantly above the national figure. The area has seen a steady climb in academic achievement over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures, with 72.2% of residents finishing their final year. This rate has risen by 6.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Manning - Waterford, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 39.1% of adults, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when the rate was 29.7%.
39.1% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 39.1%
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 Manning - Waterford, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (17%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in management and commerce (23.2%) and engineering (15.0%), followed by health at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Manning - Waterford has four schools with an average size of 510 students, which is higher than most areas. These schools have a much higher average advantage score than most other areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.13
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 81% 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).
2,041
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
510
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher than 75% 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 Manning - Waterford
40 schools — 22,997 students, average ICSEA 1,112.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 7 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Manning Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 436 | 1,105 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| St Pius X Catholic School, Manning | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 172 | 1,136 |
| Aquinas College, Salter Point | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,332 | 1,110 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Como Secondary College, Como | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 838 | 1,056 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 135 | 712 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 208 | 1,115 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Penrhos College, Como | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,033 | 1,143 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 407 | 1,147 |
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 650 | 1,127 |
| Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 44 | 1,068 |
| Como Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 460 | 1,140 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School, Rossmoyne | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 2,824 | 1,135 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 298 | 1,076 |
| Orana Catholic Primary School, Willetton | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 380 | 1,095 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 336 | 974 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Willetton Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 626 | 1,133 |
| St Benedict's School, Applecross | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 336 | 1,152 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| Applecross Primary School, Applecross | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 571 | 1,155 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| All Saints' College, Bull Creek | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,374 | 1,162 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 94 | 990 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 13 | 1,080 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 447 | 1,121 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Fountain College - Ferndale Campus, Ferndale | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 608 | 1,022 |
| Wesley College, South Perth | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,312 | 1,147 |
| South Perth Primary School, South Perth | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 395 | 1,122 |
| Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 646 | 1,174 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 371 | 1,126 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Manning - Waterford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506071146/manning-waterford/topic/education