74.2% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 74.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Booragoon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Booragoon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Booragoon hold high-level degrees compared to most similar areas. This is a highly educated community where 42.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has climbed steadily since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 74.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is a significant increase of 8.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Booragoon, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 42.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
42.8% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 42.8%
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 Booragoon, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While Booragoon has only three primary government schools, these are among the highest for school advantage scores at this level. Residents have easy access to 38 schools within 3km.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.11
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 79% 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).
1,330
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
443
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,130
Higher than 91% 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 Booragoon
38 schools — 28,395 students, average ICSEA 1,123.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 27 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| St Benedict's School, Applecross | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 336 | 1,152 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| Applecross Primary School, Applecross | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 571 | 1,155 |
| Aquinas College, Salter Point | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,332 | 1,110 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| St Pius X Catholic School, Manning | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 172 | 1,136 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 407 | 1,147 |
| Manning Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 436 | 1,105 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School, Rossmoyne | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 2,824 | 1,135 |
| All Saints' College, Bull Creek | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,374 | 1,162 |
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 670 | 1,119 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| Como Secondary College, Como | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 838 | 1,056 |
| Bull Creek Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 405 | 1,139 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| Como Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 460 | 1,140 |
| Kardinya Primary School, Kardinya | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 433 | 1,087 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 646 | 1,174 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 227 | 991 |
| Willetton Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 626 | 1,133 |
| Penrhos College, Como | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,033 | 1,143 |
| West Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 433 | 1,126 |
| Willetton Senior High School, Willetton | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 2,767 | 1,131 |
| Orana Catholic Primary School, Willetton | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 380 | 1,095 |
| Burrendah Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 554 | 1,122 |
| Castlereagh School, Willetton | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 75 | 1,070 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 298 | 1,076 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Booragoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041178/booragoon/topic/education