62.1% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bennett Springs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bennett Springs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Bennett Springs than in most similar areas. While a high number of residents completed Year 12, the proportion of adults with university degrees is notably lower than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing high school is more common here than in most areas, with 62.1% of people completing Year 12. This is well above both the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bennett Springs, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.1% of residents.
19.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 Bennett Springs, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are Management and Commerce at 20.9%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19 schools within 3km, though the area has among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children. Most local schools are government run (78.9%) and almost all are primary schools.
0.70
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
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).
429
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bennett Springs
19 schools — 8,150 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 2
| Beechboro Christian School, Bennett Springs | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 305 | 1,072 |
| Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 273 | 813 |
| East Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 362 | 969 |
| West Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 429 | 959 |
| Kiara College, Kiara | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 620 | 804 |
| Caversham Valley Primary School, Caversham | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 679 | 1,035 |
| South Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 355 | 939 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Dayton | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 207 | 1,054 |
| South Ballajura Education Support Centre, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 97 | 999 |
| Dayton Primary School, Dayton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 404 | 1,041 |
| Lockridge Primary School, Lockridge | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 282 | 851 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 431 | 1,064 |
| Caversham Primary School, West Swan | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 404 | 1,035 |
| Noranda Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 352 | 1,020 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School, Ballajura | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 393 | 1,016 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 394 | 1,017 |
| Brabham Primary School, Brabham | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 978 | 1,032 |
| Maarakool Primary School, Brabham | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 256 | 1,035 |
| Ballajura Community College, Ballajura | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 929 | 960 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bennett Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50110/bennett-springs/topic/education