45.2% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Collingwood Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Collingwood Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 14 percentage points separates Collingwood Park from the national figure for Year 12 completion. Fewer than half of the residents have finished high school, and the area has a much lower proportion of university degrees than most other places. This reflects a community where practical trade qualifications are far more common than academic ones.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.2% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian rate of 58.0%. For those who did not finish high school, the most common stopping point was Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Collingwood Park, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical qualification at 37.3%.
11.0% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Collingwood Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 23.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.7% and Health at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Collingwood Park is well served by eight schools within 3 km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with a government sector presence of 62.5%.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
487
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Collingwood Park
8 schools — 3,894 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Australian Christian College - Southlands, Albany | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 987 | 1,036 |
| St Joseph's College, Albany | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 675 | 1,023 |
| Spencer Park Education Support Centre, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 60 | 930 |
| Spencer Park Primary School, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 303 | 938 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 325 | 973 |
| Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 830 | 995 |
| Albany Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 396 | 1,024 |
| Bethel Christian School, Albany | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 318 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Collingwood Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50313/collingwood-park/topic/education