61.1% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willagee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Willagee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study for qualified residents in Willagee. This is an area where education levels have climbed steadily, with a much higher share of people finishing high school and earning degrees than in most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than 61% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the Western Australian figure. This is a significant increase for the area, as the rate rose by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willagee, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 28% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well above the state average. This represents a jump of 8.6 percentage points over the last ten years.
27.8% ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 Willagee, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce leading at 17.5%, followed by engineering and health at 14% and 11.5% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Willagee has two small government primary schools, with an average size of 280 students. While the number of schools is smaller than in most similar areas, there are 30 schools located within 3 kilometres.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.93
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 70% 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).
560
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
280
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Lower than 56% 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 Willagee
30 schools — 18,852 students, average ICSEA 1,093.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 227 | 991 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 670 | 1,119 |
| Palmyra Primary School, Palmyra | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 536 | 1,113 |
| Kardinya Primary School, Kardinya | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 433 | 1,087 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School, Palmyra | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 156 | 1,116 |
| Samson Primary School, Samson | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 342 | 1,065 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| Seton Catholic College, Samson | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,091 | 1,048 |
| Hilton Primary School, Hilton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 386 | 1,065 |
| North Lake Senior Campus, Kardinya | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 335 | 991 |
| Bicton Primary School, Bicton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 562 | 1,113 |
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Hilton | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 190 | 1,064 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| East Hamilton Hill Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 257 | 1,016 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| Coolbellup Community School, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 153 | 905 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| Kennedy Baptist College, Murdoch | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,244 | 1,113 |
| Richmond Primary School, East Fremantle | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 461 | 1,156 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Christ the King School, Beaconsfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 304 | 1,069 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| White Gum Valley Primary School, White Gum Valley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 246 | 1,119 |
| Fremantle College, Beaconsfield | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,312 | 1,004 |
| Winterfold Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 321 | 1,057 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willagee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041183/willagee/topic/education