78.1% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 74.5%
- 2021: 78.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ardross · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ardross
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have become a hallmark of Ardross over the last decade. Almost half of adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This creates a highly qualified community where the vast majority of residents have finished their secondary education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for areas like this, with 78.1% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ardross, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. Most of these high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees at 44% or postgraduate degrees at 15.1%.
47.0% ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 47.0%
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 Ardross, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 24.5%, followed by engineering at 16% and health at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ardross has 23 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than average and have some of the highest advantage scores for their level.
3.46
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
820
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,123
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ardross
23 schools — 18,870 students, average ICSEA 1,123.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| St Benedict's School, Applecross | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 336 | 1,152 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| Applecross Primary School, Applecross | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 571 | 1,155 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| Aquinas College, Salter Point | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,332 | 1,110 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| St Pius X Catholic School, Manning | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 172 | 1,136 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 670 | 1,119 |
| Manning Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 436 | 1,105 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 407 | 1,147 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 227 | 991 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School, Rossmoyne | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 2,824 | 1,135 |
| All Saints' College, Bull Creek | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,374 | 1,162 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ardross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50024/ardross/topic/education