70.3% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cannington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cannington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and university degrees than most similar areas define Cannington. About 70% of residents have completed Year 12, and more than a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures at 70.3%. This is much higher than most similar areas, with only 9.7% of residents peaking at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cannington, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 33.6% of the population, a figure well above the Western Australian average. Other common qualifications include diplomas at 16.5% and Certificate III or IVs at 15.4%.
33.6% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 33.6%
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 Cannington, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.4% and engineering at 14.6%. Health and society and culture both account for around 8.8% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cannington has some of the largest number of schools within 3km, with 29 in total. These schools are larger and have a higher average advantage score than those in most similar areas.
2.82
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
509
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cannington
29 schools — 14,758 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | 0.3 km | 819 | 983 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 127 | 984 |
| Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 439 | 964 |
| St Joseph's School, Queens Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 432 | 1,075 |
| St Norbert College, Queens Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 910 | 1,060 |
| Gibbs Street Primary School, East Cannington | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 602 | 1,043 |
| Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 336 | 1,005 |
| Beckenham Primary School, Beckenham | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 391 | 992 |
| Brookman Primary School, Langford | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 323 | 963 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 336 | 974 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Fountain College - Ferndale Campus, Ferndale | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 608 | 1,022 |
| Bannister Creek Primary School, Lynwood | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 607 | 1,036 |
| St Jude's Catholic School, Langford | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 189 | 1,049 |
| Al-Ameen College, Langford | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,145 | 1,087 |
| Lynwood Senior High School, Parkwood | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,264 | 1,002 |
| Parkwood Primary School, Parkwood | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 619 | 1,030 |
| Kenwick School, Kenwick | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 101 | 972 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 135 | 712 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Communicare Academy, Kenwick | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 70 | 896 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 94 | 990 |
| Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,947 | 1,037 |
| Yale Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 398 | 969 |
| Rehoboth Christian College, Kenwick | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,009 | 1,119 |
| East Kenwick Primary School, Kenwick | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 385 | 913 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cannington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50246/cannington/topic/education