58.1% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Butler · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Butler
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of people in Butler have finished high school, though few hold university degrees. While 58.1% of residents completed Year 12, the percentage of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is about the same as the state and national rates, with 58.1% of people finishing. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Butler, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than elsewhere, with only 14.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.3% of residents.
14.3% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Butler, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by Management and Commerce at 17.1% and Engineering and related fields at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Butler has more schools within 3 km than about 89% of similar areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. The schools are larger than most, with a typical size of 623 students, and 70% are government schools.
1.88
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
623
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Butler
20 schools — 12,450 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Butler Primary School, Butler | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 530 | 984 |
| East Butler Primary School, Butler | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 244 | 972 |
| Butler College, Butler | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,039 | 965 |
| Irene McCormack Catholic College, Butler | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 665 | 1,013 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Butler | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 411 | 1,030 |
| John Butler Primary College, Butler | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 453 | 986 |
| Quinns Beach Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 385 | 970 |
| Alkimos Baptist College, Merriwa | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 368 | 1,038 |
| Alkimos Primary School, Alkimos | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 682 | 988 |
| Alkimos College, Alkimos | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,219 | 1,006 |
| Alkimos Beach Primary School, Alkimos | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 600 | 1,030 |
| Merriwa Primary School, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 362 | 952 |
| Merriwa Education Support Centre, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 106 | 983 |
| Quinns Rocks Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| St James' Anglican School, Alkimos | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,137 | 1,053 |
| Peter Moyes Anglican Community School, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,441 | 1,084 |
| Quinns Baptist College, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,101 | 1,061 |
| Mindarie Senior College, Mindarie | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 754 | 1,045 |
| Clarkson Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 270 | 924 |
| Clarkson Community High School, Clarkson | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 325 | 923 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Butler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50229/butler/topic/education