56.2% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Swan · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Swan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 29,000 students are enrolled across 49 schools in Swan, making it one of the largest educational hubs for its level. While university degrees are less common than the national figure, school completion rates have climbed significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 56.2%. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 58% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Swan, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state and country, with 17.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. However, this has risen by 6.2 points since 2011, and Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, at 35.3%.
17.1% ▲ +57.2%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 Swan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 18.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Swan has a high number of schools and much larger average school sizes than most areas. Most students attend government schools (69.4%) and primary schools (71.4%), though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
49
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.51
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29,155
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
595
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Swan
49 schools — 29,155 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 34 · Independent 8 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Swan Christian College, Middle Swan | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,689 | 1,059 |
| Aveley Secondary College, Ellenbrook | Government | Secondary | — | 1,582 | 980 |
| Ellenbrook Secondary College, Ellenbrook | Government | Secondary | — | 1,442 | 968 |
| La Salle College, Middle Swan | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,346 | 1,028 |
| Holy Cross College, Ellenbrook | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,311 | 1,040 |
| Swan Valley Anglican Community School, Aveley | Independent | Combined | — | 1,272 | 1,055 |
| Guildford Grammar School, Guildford | Independent | Combined | — | 1,225 | 1,100 |
| Brabham Primary School, Brabham | Government | Primary | — | 978 | 1,032 |
| Ballajura Community College, Ballajura | Government | Secondary | — | 929 | 960 |
| Bullsbrook College, Bullsbrook | Government | Combined | — | 927 | 957 |
| Anne Hamersley Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | — | 813 | 980 |
| Aveley North Primary School, Aveley | Government | Primary | — | 770 | 1,003 |
| Governor Stirling Senior High School, Woodbridge | Government | Secondary | — | 751 | 961 |
| Malvern Springs Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | — | 713 | 972 |
| Caversham Valley Primary School, Caversham | Government | Primary | — | 679 | 1,035 |
| Ellenbrook Christian College, Ellenbrook | Independent | Combined | — | 677 | 1,050 |
| Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | — | 674 | 1,017 |
| Aveley Primary School, Aveley | Government | Primary | — | 621 | 1,025 |
| Kiara College, Kiara | Government | Secondary | — | 620 | 804 |
| Australian Islamic College (Henley Brook), Henley Brook | Independent | Combined | — | 565 | 1,046 |
| Ellen Stirling Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | — | 555 | 972 |
| Arbor Grove Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | — | 544 | 954 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge | Catholic | Primary | — | 431 | 1,064 |
| West Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | — | 429 | 959 |
| St Helena's Catholic Primary School, Ellenbrook | Catholic | Primary | — | 420 | 1,039 |
| Caversham Primary School, West Swan | Government | Primary | — | 404 | 1,035 |
| Dayton Primary School, Dayton | Government | Primary | — | 404 | 1,041 |
| Ellenbrook Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | — | 404 | 964 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Middle Swan | Catholic | Primary | — | 402 | 1,030 |
| Upper Swan Primary School, Upper Swan | Government | Primary | — | 398 | 1,008 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School, Ballajura | Catholic | Primary | — | 393 | 1,016 |
| Woodbridge Primary School, Woodbridge | Government | Primary | — | 388 | 1,012 |
| East Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | — | 362 | 969 |
| Indie School Western Australia, Midland | Independent | Secondary | — | 362 | 942 |
| South Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | — | 355 | 939 |
| Middle Swan Primary School, Stratton | Government | Primary | — | 340 | 942 |
| Henley Brook Primary School, Henley Brook | Government | Primary | — | 336 | 1,029 |
| Guildford Primary School, Guildford | Government | Primary | — | 315 | 1,044 |
| Illawarra Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | — | 310 | 987 |
| Beechboro Christian School, Bennett Springs | Independent | Primary | — | 305 | 1,072 |
| Lockridge Primary School, Lockridge | Government | Primary | — | 282 | 851 |
| Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | — | 273 | 813 |
| Maarakool Primary School, Brabham | Government | Primary | — | 256 | 1,035 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Dayton | Catholic | Primary | — | 207 | 1,054 |
| Herne Hill Primary School, Herne Hill | Government | Primary | — | 190 | 983 |
| Gidgegannup Primary School, Gidgegannup | Government | Primary | — | 187 | 1,006 |
| Moorditj Noongar Community College, Midland | Government | Primary | — | 121 | 678 |
| Helena River Steiner School, Midland | Independent | Primary | — | 101 | 1,037 |
| South Ballajura Education Support Centre, Ballajura | Government | Primary | — | 97 | 999 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50403/swan/topic/education