72.5% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Attadale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Attadale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of people in Attadale finished high school compared to the rest of the country. This is a highly educated area where 38.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very high here, with 72.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58% seen across Western Australia and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Attadale, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common in Attadale, where a bachelor degree or higher is held by 38.8% of adults. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
38.8% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 38.8%
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 Attadale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 24.3%, followed by engineering at 15.3% and health at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score among the highest for similar areas, with most being government primary schools. There are 22 schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per child is lower than in most areas.
2.35
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
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).
638
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,125
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Attadale
22 schools — 14,042 students, average ICSEA 1,125.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 670 | 1,119 |
| Bicton Primary School, Bicton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 562 | 1,113 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School, Palmyra | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 156 | 1,116 |
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Palmyra Primary School, Palmyra | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 536 | 1,113 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 227 | 991 |
| Dalkeith Primary School, Dalkeith | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 330 | 1,183 |
| St Benedict's School, Applecross | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 336 | 1,152 |
| Richmond Primary School, East Fremantle | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 461 | 1,156 |
| Applecross Primary School, Applecross | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 571 | 1,155 |
| Iona Presentation College, Mosman Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,265 | 1,141 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls, Mosman Park | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,075 | 1,171 |
| Mosman Park Primary School, Mosman Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 403 | 1,142 |
| Mosman Park School For Deaf Children, Mosman Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 23 | 972 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Attadale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50035/attadale/topic/education