52.4% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Spearwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Spearwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Around the middle for its level, Spearwood shows a steady rise in education levels. While the typical resident has a lower level of schooling than the national average, the share of adults with a bachelor degree has nearly doubled since 2011 to 17.7%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. However, this is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 37.6% had finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Spearwood, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees are held by 17.7% of adults, a figure well below both the state and national averages. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 35.4% of the group.
17.7% ▲ +87.9%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 Spearwood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 20.3%, followed by management and commerce at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Spearwood has three schools, all of which are government primary schools. These are smaller than most areas, with an average school size of 169 students.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.73
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 63% 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).
508
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
169
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,014
Lower than 51% 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 Spearwood
26 schools — 9,614 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Spearwood Alternative School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 95 | 1,079 |
| Spearwood Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 114 | 954 |
| Newton Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 299 | 1,017 |
| Phoenix Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 344 | 1,045 |
| St Jerome's Primary School, Lake Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 468 | 1,051 |
| Southwell Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 83 | 794 |
| Coogee Primary School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 605 | 1,064 |
| Fremantle Christian College, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 466 | 1,042 |
| Port School, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 156 | 906 |
| Kerry Street Community School, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 62 | 1,101 |
| South Coogee Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 417 | 1,020 |
| East Hamilton Hill Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 257 | 1,016 |
| Coolbellup Learning Centre, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 58 | 961 |
| Perth Waldorf School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 561 | 1,091 |
| Coolbellup Community School, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 153 | 905 |
| Yangebup Primary School, Yangebup | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 322 | 989 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Hilton | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 190 | 1,064 |
| Christ the King School, Beaconsfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 304 | 1,069 |
| Seton Catholic College, Samson | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,091 | 1,048 |
| Winterfold Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 321 | 1,057 |
| Samson Primary School, Samson | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 342 | 1,065 |
| Hilton Primary School, Hilton | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 386 | 1,065 |
| Divine Mercy College, Yangebup | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 322 | 1,062 |
| Fremantle College, Beaconsfield | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,312 | 1,004 |
| Beaconsfield Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 551 | 1,090 |
| North Lake Senior Campus, Kardinya | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 335 | 991 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spearwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011160/spearwood/topic/education