69.7% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Canning · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Canning
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Canning have finished high school and university than in other parts of the state. Around 70% of residents completed Year 12, which is 12 points higher than the Western Australian average. This trend of higher achievement has grown steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 9.9 points since 2011 to reach 69.7%. This figure is far above the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Canning, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 34.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3% and represents a 10 point increase since 2011.
34.1% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 34.1%
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 Canning, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Canning has 31 schools with 16,497 enrolments, which is larger than most similar areas. Most of these schools are government-run, accounting for 74.2% of the sector.
31
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.76
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16,497
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
532
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 74% 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 Canning
31 schools — 16,497 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Willetton Senior High School, Willetton | Government | Secondary | — | 2,767 | 1,131 |
| Lynwood Senior High School, Parkwood | Government | Secondary | — | 1,264 | 1,002 |
| Rostrata Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | — | 947 | 1,135 |
| St Norbert College, Queens Park | Catholic | Secondary | — | 910 | 1,060 |
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | — | 819 | 983 |
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | — | 650 | 1,127 |
| Ranford Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | — | 646 | 1,102 |
| Willetton Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | — | 626 | 1,133 |
| Parkwood Primary School, Parkwood | Government | Primary | — | 619 | 1,030 |
| Fountain College - Ferndale Campus, Ferndale | Independent | Combined | — | 608 | 1,022 |
| Bannister Creek Primary School, Lynwood | Government | Primary | — | 607 | 1,036 |
| Gibbs Street Primary School, East Cannington | Government | Primary | — | 602 | 1,043 |
| Burrendah Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | — | 554 | 1,122 |
| Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington | Government | Secondary | — | 439 | 964 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | — | 439 | 1,136 |
| St Joseph's School, Queens Park | Catholic | Primary | — | 432 | 1,075 |
| Canning Vale Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | — | 419 | 1,076 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | — | 407 | 1,147 |
| Orana Catholic Primary School, Willetton | Catholic | Primary | — | 380 | 1,095 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | — | 336 | 974 |
| Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park | Government | Primary | — | 336 | 1,005 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | — | 291 | 1,022 |
| OneSchool Global WA, Willetton | Independent | Combined | — | 258 | 986 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | — | 247 | 1,073 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | — | 208 | 1,115 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | — | 198 | 1,055 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | — | 192 | 1,072 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | — | 127 | 984 |
| Castlereagh School, Willetton | Government | Combined | — | 75 | 1,070 |
| Canning Vale Education Support Centre, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | — | 50 | 1,064 |
| Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton | Government | Primary | — | 44 | 1,068 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Canning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50603/canning/topic/education