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Mandurah · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in Mandurah

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Education levels have risen steadily in Mandurah since 2011, though they remain well below state and national figures. Only 11.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. While more people are finishing school, the area still sees a much lower rate of higher qualifications than most other regions.

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📍 Mandurah, Region (SA4)

Where Mandurah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.5% ▲ +43.5%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Mandurah — lower than 87% of areas.

Mandurah11.5%
Greater Perth 26.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people have finished high school here than in the rest of the country, with only 42.8% completing Year 12. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%, although the rate has risen by 8.3 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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42.8% ▲ +24.2%

Lower than 68% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Mandurah, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (12%).

Year 12 42.8% Year 10 28.5% Year 11 11.4% Year 9 or below 9.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is much less common than in most areas, with just 11.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.5% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.5% ▲ +43.5%

Lower than 87% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification in the area are Engineering and related studies at 19.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.4% and Society and culture at 10.5%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Mandurah has 36 schools with an average size of 558 students, which is higher than most areas. Most students attend government schools (72.2%) and the majority of these are primary schools.

Average school ICSEA

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990

Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Mandurah

36 schools — 20,090 students, average ICSEA 990.

By sector: Government 26 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4

By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
Frederick Irwin Anglican School, Mandurah Independent Combined — 1,682 1,072
Mandurah Catholic College, Mandurah Catholic Combined — 1,604 1,030
Halls Head College, Halls Head Government Secondary — 1,394 978
Mandurah Baptist College, Lakelands Independent Combined — 1,383 1,049
Coastal Lakes College, Lakelands Government Secondary — 1,145 975
Oakwood Primary School, Meadow Springs Government Primary — 973 1,012
Coodanup College, Mandurah Government Secondary — 886 911
John Tonkin College, Mandurah Government Secondary — 799 972
Austin Cove Baptist College - California Crescent Campus, South Yunderup Independent Combined — 726 1,003
Foundation Christian College, Greenfields Independent Combined — 714 1,037
Pinjarra Senior High School, Pinjarra Government Secondary — 685 952
Lakelands Primary School, Lakelands Government Primary — 646 970
South Halls Head Primary School, Halls Head Government Primary — 629 1,008
Ocean Road Primary School, Dawesville Government Primary — 624 964
Pinjarra Primary School, Pinjarra Government Primary — 609 935
Falcon Primary School, Wannanup Government Primary — 554 1,001
Riverside Primary School, Greenfields Government Primary — 449 933
Greenfields Primary School, Greenfields Government Primary — 427 928
Glencoe Primary School, Halls Head Government Primary — 422 970
Meadow Springs Primary School, Meadow Springs Government Primary — 420 964
St Damien's Catholic Primary School, Dawesville Catholic Primary — 416 1,028
Dudley Park Primary School, Mandurah Government Primary — 402 904
Halls Head Primary School, Halls Head Government Primary — 386 962
Assumption Catholic Primary School, Mandurah Catholic Primary — 327 1,020
Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah Government Primary — 285 918
Madora Bay Primary School, Madora Bay Government Primary — 276 1,004
North Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah Government Primary — 250 914
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Pinjarra Catholic Primary — 190 994
North Dandalup Primary School, North Dandalup Government Primary — 172 985
Fairbridge College, Pinjarra Independent Secondary — 167 912
Carcoola Primary School, Pinjarra Government Primary — 123 931
Meadow Springs Education Support Centre, Meadow Springs Government Primary — 89 985
Riverside Education Support Centre, Greenfields Government Primary — 82 988
Halls Head College Education Support Centre, Halls Head Government Secondary — 68 958
St Marcellin Catholic College, Madora Bay Independent Combined — 54 1,046
John Tonkin College Education Support Centre, Mandurah Government Secondary — 32 939

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mandurah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/502/mandurah/topic/education