66.8% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cockburn Central · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cockburn Central
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the state average, 66.8% of people in Cockburn Central finished Year 12. This creates a highly educated profile for the area, where a larger share of adults hold university degrees compared to the rest of Western Australia and the nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong here, with 66.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the 58% seen across both Western Australia and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cockburn Central, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 27.8% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
27.8% ▲ +82.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Cockburn Central splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.8%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 17.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3km, a number larger than about 87% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, with an average size of 497 students.
6.85
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
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).
497
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,036
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cockburn Central
16 schools — 7,953 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Havenport MSL College, Cockburn Central | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 37 | 1,007 |
| Emmanuel Catholic College, Success | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Lakeland Senior High School, South Lake | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 566 | 944 |
| South Lake Primary School, South Lake | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 280 | 979 |
| Mater Christi Catholic Primary School, Yangebup | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 609 | 1,070 |
| Jandakot Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 539 | 1,050 |
| Divine Mercy College, Yangebup | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 322 | 1,062 |
| Success Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 582 | 1,048 |
| Yangebup Primary School, Yangebup | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 322 | 989 |
| Atwell Primary School, Atwell | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 505 | 1,047 |
| Beeliar Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 515 | 1,023 |
| Bibra Lake Primary School, Bibra Lake | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 378 | 1,031 |
| Treeby Primary School, Treeby | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 559 | 1,083 |
| Atwell College, Atwell | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 831 | 1,003 |
| Harmony Primary School, Atwell | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 501 | 1,063 |
| Blue Gum Montessori School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 192 | 1,156 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cockburn Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50304/cockburn-central/topic/education