61.0% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cockburn · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Cockburn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Engineering and related fields make up 19.2% of qualifications in Cockburn, the largest study area for the region. Education levels have climbed steadily over the last decade, with a much higher share of adults now holding university degrees than in 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people have finished high school here than in most areas, with 61.0% completing Year 12. This is well above the Western Australia figure of 58.0% and reflects a jump of 11 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cockburn, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the state average. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 16.0% of adults had a degree.
24.3% ▲ +52.2%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Cockburn splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond engineering, management and commerce are common fields of study at 17.8%, followed by health at 11.0% and society and culture at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cockburn has 36 schools and 15,643 enrolments, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the area's schools have a higher advantage score than most.
36
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.59
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15,643
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
435
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 61% 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 Cockburn
36 schools — 15,643 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 25 · Independent 7 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Emmanuel Catholic College, Success | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Hammond Park Secondary College, Hammond Park | Government | Secondary | — | 1,069 | 1,021 |
| Aubin Grove Primary School, Aubin Grove | Government | Primary | — | 923 | 1,076 |
| Hammond Park Primary School, Hammond Park | Government | Primary | — | 858 | 1,061 |
| Atwell College, Atwell | Government | Secondary | — | 831 | 1,003 |
| Mater Christi Catholic Primary School, Yangebup | Catholic | Primary | — | 609 | 1,070 |
| Coogee Primary School, Coogee | Government | Primary | — | 605 | 1,064 |
| Success Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | — | 582 | 1,048 |
| Lakeland Senior High School, South Lake | Government | Secondary | — | 566 | 944 |
| Perth Waldorf School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Combined | — | 561 | 1,091 |
| Treeby Primary School, Treeby | Government | Primary | — | 559 | 1,083 |
| Jandakot Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | — | 539 | 1,050 |
| Beeliar Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | — | 515 | 1,023 |
| Atwell Primary School, Atwell | Government | Primary | — | 505 | 1,047 |
| Harmony Primary School, Atwell | Government | Primary | — | 501 | 1,063 |
| St Jerome's Primary School, Lake Coogee | Catholic | Primary | — | 468 | 1,051 |
| Fremantle Christian College, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Combined | — | 466 | 1,042 |
| South Coogee Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | — | 417 | 1,020 |
| Hammond Park Catholic Primary School, Hammond Park | Catholic | Primary | — | 408 | 1,078 |
| Bibra Lake Primary School, Bibra Lake | Government | Primary | — | 378 | 1,031 |
| Phoenix Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | — | 344 | 1,045 |
| Divine Mercy College, Yangebup | Independent | Combined | — | 322 | 1,062 |
| Yangebup Primary School, Yangebup | Government | Primary | — | 322 | 989 |
| Newton Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | — | 299 | 1,017 |
| Jilbup Primary School, Hammond Park | Government | Primary | — | 294 | 1,054 |
| South Lake Primary School, South Lake | Government | Primary | — | 280 | 979 |
| East Hamilton Hill Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | — | 257 | 1,016 |
| Blue Gum Montessori School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Primary | — | 192 | 1,156 |
| Port School, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Secondary | — | 156 | 906 |
| Coolbellup Community School, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | — | 153 | 905 |
| Spearwood Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | — | 114 | 954 |
| Spearwood Alternative School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | — | 95 | 1,079 |
| Southwell Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | — | 83 | 794 |
| Kerry Street Community School, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Primary | — | 62 | 1,101 |
| Coolbellup Learning Centre, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | — | 58 | 961 |
| Havenport MSL College, Cockburn Central | Independent | Combined | — | 37 | 1,007 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cockburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50701/cockburn/topic/education