69.9% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Melville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Melville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Melville have high-level schooling and degrees than in most similar areas. About 70% of people finished Year 12, and the number of adults with a university degree has climbed steadily over the last decade. This makes it a highly qualified community compared to both the state and the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 69.9% of people completing Year 12. This is 11 points higher than the Australian average and represents a 9.1 point rise since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Melville, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 36.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 23.8% seen across Western Australia, and the figure has risen by 8.4 points since 2011.
36.5% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 36.5%
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 Melville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7% and health at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Melville has five schools with enrolments totaling 4,355 students, which is among the largest for this type of area. Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than those in most similar areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.50
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 73% 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).
4,355
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
871
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,111
Higher than 87% 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 Melville
32 schools — 19,824 students, average ICSEA 1,117.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 670 | 1,119 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| Bicton Primary School, Bicton | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 562 | 1,113 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School, Palmyra | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 156 | 1,116 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 227 | 991 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Palmyra Primary School, Palmyra | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 536 | 1,113 |
| St Benedict's School, Applecross | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 336 | 1,152 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| Kardinya Primary School, Kardinya | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 433 | 1,087 |
| Richmond Primary School, East Fremantle | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 461 | 1,156 |
| Applecross Primary School, Applecross | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 571 | 1,155 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| Dalkeith Primary School, Dalkeith | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 330 | 1,183 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| Samson Primary School, Samson | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 342 | 1,065 |
| Hilton Primary School, Hilton | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 386 | 1,065 |
| Iona Presentation College, Mosman Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,265 | 1,141 |
| Seton Catholic College, Samson | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,091 | 1,048 |
| St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls, Mosman Park | Independent | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,075 | 1,171 |
| Mosman Park Primary School, Mosman Park | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 403 | 1,142 |
| Mosman Park School For Deaf Children, Mosman Park | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 23 | 972 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Hilton | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 190 | 1,064 |
| White Gum Valley Primary School, White Gum Valley | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 246 | 1,119 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041181/melville/topic/education