62.9% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aveley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Aveley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 62% of residents in Aveley have completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This high level of school completion is a standout feature for the area, though the proportion of adults with university degrees remains notably lower than in the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 62.9%, which is well above both the Western Australian figure of 58% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aveley, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The usual qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36% of adults. While 19.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the state and national figures.
19.5% ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Aveley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by engineering at 18%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3 kilometres, and while the average school size is among the highest for its level, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.08
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
776
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,005
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Aveley
16 schools — 12,423 students, average ICSEA 1,005.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Aveley North Primary School, Aveley | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 770 | 1,003 |
| Aveley Primary School, Aveley | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 621 | 1,025 |
| Swan Valley Anglican Community School, Aveley | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,272 | 1,055 |
| Aveley Secondary College, Ellenbrook | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,582 | 980 |
| Ellen Stirling Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 555 | 972 |
| St Helena's Catholic Primary School, Ellenbrook | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 420 | 1,039 |
| Holy Cross College, Ellenbrook | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,311 | 1,040 |
| Ellenbrook Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 404 | 964 |
| Ellenbrook Secondary College, Ellenbrook | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,442 | 968 |
| Malvern Springs Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 713 | 972 |
| Arbor Grove Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 544 | 954 |
| Australian Islamic College (Henley Brook), Henley Brook | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 565 | 1,046 |
| Ellenbrook Christian College, Ellenbrook | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 677 | 1,050 |
| Upper Swan Primary School, Upper Swan | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 398 | 1,008 |
| Henley Brook Primary School, Henley Brook | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 336 | 1,029 |
| Anne Hamersley Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 813 | 980 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aveley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50040/aveley/topic/education