67.9% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Canning Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Canning Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the state and national figures, Canning Vale has a highly educated population where 67.9% of residents finished Year 12. This strong academic foundation is reflected in the local workforce, with a high proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas at 67.9%, which is well above the Western Australia figure of 58.0% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Canning Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 30.3% of the population, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. The most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree at 33.5%.
30.3% ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 30.3%
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 Canning Vale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 23.1% and engineering and related fields at 18.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Canning Vale has 55 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest numbers for an area of this size. Local schools are typically much larger and have higher advantage scores than those in most other areas.
1.19
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
Higher than 93% 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).
685
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Canning Vale
55 schools — 37,696 students, average ICSEA 1,067.
By sector: Government 45 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 39 · Secondary 9 · Combined 7
| Canning Vale College, Canning Vale | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,384 | 1,038 |
| Canning Vale Education Support Centre, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 50 | 1,064 |
| Canning Vale Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 419 | 1,076 |
| Ranford Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 646 | 1,102 |
| Campbell Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 530 | 1,089 |
| St Emilie's Catholic Primary School, Canning Vale | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 394 | 1,103 |
| Caladenia Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 997 | 1,116 |
| Excelsior Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 330 | 1,060 |
| Providence Christian College, Southern River | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,041 | 1,109 |
| Forest Crescent Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 627 | 1,011 |
| Carey Baptist College, Harrisdale | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,484 | 1,114 |
| Bletchley Park Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 692 | 1,050 |
| OneSchool Global WA, Willetton | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 258 | 986 |
| North Harrisdale Primary School, Harrisdale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 805 | 1,077 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Thornlie | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 387 | 1,050 |
| Southern Grove Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 530 | 1,038 |
| Rostrata Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 947 | 1,135 |
| South Thornlie Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 421 | 997 |
| Banksia Park Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 286 | 1,109 |
| Castlereagh School, Willetton | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 75 | 1,070 |
| Burrendah Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 554 | 1,122 |
| Thornlie Senior High School, Thornlie | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,125 | 969 |
| Willetton Senior High School, Willetton | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 2,767 | 1,131 |
| Piara Waters Senior High School, Piara Waters | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 558 | 1,065 |
| Parkwood Primary School, Parkwood | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 619 | 1,030 |
| Harrisdale Primary School, Harrisdale | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 1,028 | 1,092 |
| Al-Ameen College, Langford | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,145 | 1,087 |
| St Jude's Catholic School, Langford | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 189 | 1,049 |
| Lynwood Senior High School, Parkwood | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,264 | 1,002 |
| Yale Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 398 | 969 |
| Bannister Creek Primary School, Lynwood | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 607 | 1,036 |
| Treeby Primary School, Treeby | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 559 | 1,083 |
| Willetton Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 626 | 1,133 |
| Orana Catholic Primary School, Willetton | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 380 | 1,095 |
| Yarralinka Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 253 | 1,040 |
| Harrisdale Senior High School, Harrisdale | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 2,303 | 1,072 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Huntingdale | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 439 | 956 |
| Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 367 | 1,107 |
| Australian Islamic College (Thornlie), Thornlie | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 733 | 1,019 |
| Fountain College - Ferndale Campus, Ferndale | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 608 | 1,022 |
| Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 646 | 1,174 |
| Thornlie Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 470 | 941 |
| Brookman Primary School, Langford | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 323 | 963 |
| Piara Waters Primary School, Piara Waters | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 1,070 | 1,078 |
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 650 | 1,127 |
| Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 44 | 1,068 |
| Wirrabirra Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 366 | 923 |
| Wirrabirra Education Support Centre, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 67 | 965 |
| Leeming Senior High School, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 1,164 | 1,077 |
| Leeming Senior High School Education Support Centre, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 146 | 1,036 |
| Southern River College, Gosnells | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 1,209 | 941 |
| Bull Creek Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 405 | 1,139 |
| West Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 433 | 1,126 |
| Aspiri Primary School, Piara Waters | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 1,024 | 1,091 |
| Riva Primary School, Piara Waters | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 854 | 1,066 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Canning Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50245/canning-vale/topic/education