63.1% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Banksia Grove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Banksia Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 63.1% of adults in Banksia Grove have completed Year 12. This high level of school completion helps the area stand out, though typical qualifications lean more toward trade certificates than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people finishing Year 12 is much higher than in most areas, sitting well above both the Western Australian and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Banksia Grove, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common, with 37% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. However, the 17.8% with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the national average.
17.8% ▲ +67.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 Banksia Grove, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by engineering at 15.4% and society and culture at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Banksia Grove has a small number of schools relative to its children, but these are much larger than average. Most of the seven schools within 3km are government primary schools.
1.28
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
649
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Banksia Grove
7 schools — 4,544 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Banksia Grove Primary School, Banksia Grove | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 378 | 947 |
| St John Paul II Catholic Primary School, Banksia Grove | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 230 | 1,011 |
| Grandis Primary School, Banksia Grove | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 750 | 993 |
| Joseph Banks Secondary College, Banksia Grove | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,411 | 989 |
| Tapping Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 497 | 1,023 |
| Carramar Primary School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 556 | 1,023 |
| Spring Hill Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 722 | 1,028 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Banksia Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50069/banksia-grove/topic/education