56.8% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 45.0%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gosnells · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Gosnells
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant jump in school completions since 2011 defines the educational shift in Gosnells. More residents are finishing their schooling and gaining degrees than a decade ago, though the area still trails state and national figures for higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has risen sharply by 12 percentage points since 2011, with 56.8% of residents now finishing Year 12. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gosnells, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 7.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 20.4%. This remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
20.4% ▲ +63.0%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 Gosnells, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in engineering and related fields at 18.9%, followed closely by management and commerce at 18.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gosnells has 40 schools with 20,062 enrolments, which is larger than about 81% of similar areas. However, with 1.52 schools per 1,000 children, this is much lower than most areas.
40
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.52
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20,062
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
502
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 50% 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 Gosnells
40 schools — 20,062 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Canning Vale College, Canning Vale | Government | Secondary | — | 1,384 | 1,038 |
| Southern River College, Gosnells | Government | Secondary | — | 1,209 | 941 |
| Al-Ameen College, Langford | Independent | Combined | — | 1,145 | 1,087 |
| Thornlie Senior High School, Thornlie | Government | Secondary | — | 1,125 | 969 |
| Providence Christian College, Southern River | Independent | Combined | — | 1,041 | 1,109 |
| Lumen Christi College, Martin | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,018 | 1,004 |
| Rehoboth Christian College, Kenwick | Independent | Combined | — | 1,009 | 1,119 |
| Caladenia Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | — | 997 | 1,116 |
| Australian Islamic College (Thornlie), Thornlie | Independent | Combined | — | 733 | 1,019 |
| Bletchley Park Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | — | 692 | 1,050 |
| Forest Crescent Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | — | 627 | 1,011 |
| Campbell Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | — | 530 | 1,089 |
| Southern Grove Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | — | 530 | 1,038 |
| Thornlie Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | — | 470 | 941 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Huntingdale | Government | Primary | — | 439 | 956 |
| Ashburton Drive Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | — | 434 | 931 |
| Gosnells Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | — | 434 | 950 |
| South Thornlie Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | — | 421 | 997 |
| Yale Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | — | 398 | 969 |
| East Maddington Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | — | 396 | 970 |
| St Emilie's Catholic Primary School, Canning Vale | Catholic | Primary | — | 394 | 1,103 |
| Beckenham Primary School, Beckenham | Government | Primary | — | 391 | 992 |
| St Munchin's Catholic School, Gosnells | Catholic | Primary | — | 388 | 995 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Thornlie | Catholic | Primary | — | 387 | 1,050 |
| East Kenwick Primary School, Kenwick | Government | Primary | — | 385 | 913 |
| Wirrabirra Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | — | 366 | 923 |
| Bramfield Park Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | — | 332 | 936 |
| Excelsior Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | — | 330 | 1,060 |
| Brookman Primary School, Langford | Government | Primary | — | 323 | 963 |
| Yule Brook College, Maddington | Government | Secondary | — | 311 | 868 |
| Yarralinka Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | — | 253 | 1,040 |
| Maddington Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | — | 239 | 974 |
| Seaforth Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | — | 233 | 907 |
| St Jude's Catholic School, Langford | Catholic | Primary | — | 189 | 1,049 |
| Orange Grove Primary School, Orange Grove | Government | Primary | — | 158 | 973 |
| Kenwick School, Kenwick | Government | Combined | — | 101 | 972 |
| Maddington Education Support Centre, Maddington | Government | Primary | — | 74 | 1,019 |
| Communicare Academy, Kenwick | Independent | Secondary | — | 70 | 896 |
| Wirrabirra Education Support Centre, Gosnells | Government | Primary | — | 67 | 965 |
| St Francis' School, Maddington | Catholic | Secondary | — | 39 | 975 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gosnells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50604/gosnells/topic/education