65.1% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Atwell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Atwell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 65.1% of Atwell residents have completed Year 12. This high level of school completion is reflected in the local workforce, where a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, sitting well above both the Western Australian figure of 58% and the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Atwell, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the state average. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 29.5% and bachelor degrees at 27.7%.
25.5% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Atwell splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 20.1% and engineering and related fields at 18.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most of the 13 schools within 3km are government primary schools.
1.47
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
661
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,041
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Atwell
13 schools — 8,593 students, average ICSEA 1,041.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Atwell College, Atwell | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 831 | 1,003 |
| Harmony Primary School, Atwell | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 501 | 1,063 |
| Atwell Primary School, Atwell | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 505 | 1,047 |
| Success Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 582 | 1,048 |
| Jandakot Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 539 | 1,050 |
| Emmanuel Catholic College, Success | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Treeby Primary School, Treeby | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 559 | 1,083 |
| Hammond Park Primary School, Hammond Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 858 | 1,061 |
| Hammond Park Secondary College, Hammond Park | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,069 | 1,021 |
| Aubin Grove Primary School, Aubin Grove | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 923 | 1,076 |
| Havenport MSL College, Cockburn Central | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 37 | 1,007 |
| Hammond Park Catholic Primary School, Hammond Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 408 | 1,078 |
| Lakeland Senior High School, South Lake | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 566 | 944 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Atwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50036/atwell/topic/education