56.8% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ashby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ashby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 8 percentage points separates the number of university graduates in Ashby from the national figure. While local schooling levels are higher than most similar areas, the community's overall qualification levels remain well below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents, 56.8%, have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is slightly below the state and national rates.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ashby, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than elsewhere, with only 18.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the state figure of 23.8%.
18.2% ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 Ashby, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 16.2%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ashby has 12 schools within 3km, which is more than 84% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have an average advantage score of 1,027.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
572
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ashby
12 schools — 6,867 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Spring Hill Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 722 | 1,028 |
| St Anthony's School, Wanneroo | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 378 | 1,046 |
| Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 414 | 985 |
| Tapping Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 497 | 1,023 |
| Carramar Primary School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 556 | 1,023 |
| Wanneroo Secondary College, Wanneroo | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,367 | 994 |
| East Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 346 | 972 |
| Lake Joondalup Baptist College, Joondalup | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,282 | 1,102 |
| Joondalup Primary School, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 381 | 1,024 |
| Joondalup Education Support Centre, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 132 | 1,032 |
| Edgewater Primary School, Edgewater | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 414 | 1,064 |
| Banksia Grove Primary School, Banksia Grove | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 378 | 947 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ashby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50032/ashby/topic/education