64.5% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dianella · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dianella
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the state and national figures, 64.5% of people in Dianella have completed Year 12. This is a highly educated area where residents are far more likely to hold university degrees than in most other similar suburbs.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is common here, with 64.5% of residents finishing school, which is well above the 58% seen across Western Australia and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dianella, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong academic profile, as the 29.2% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well above the state average. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 33.2%.
29.2% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
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 Dianella, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce (22.3%), followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3% and society and culture at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dianella has an unusually high number of schools within 3km and an average school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. Most local schools are government-run (64.5%) and primary-focused (69.4%).
3.23
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
62
Higher than 94% 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).
481
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dianella
62 schools — 29,817 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 12 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 43 · Secondary 10 · Combined 9
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 0.5 km | 11 | 1,102 |
| Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 363 | 1,083 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| Our Lady's Assumption School, Dianella | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 371 | 1,094 |
| North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 337 | 1,016 |
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| Carmel School, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 390 | 1,149 |
| West Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 303 | 1,044 |
| Australian Islamic College (Dianella), Dianella | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 868 | 1,018 |
| Infant Jesus School, Morley | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 420 | 1,083 |
| Yokine Primary School, Yokine | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 313 | 1,073 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 410 | 968 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
| St Andrew's Grammar, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 796 | 1,078 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 575 | 945 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 116 | 977 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Nollamara | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 192 | 1,071 |
| Camboon Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 322 | 1,019 |
| Morley Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 228 | 1,027 |
| Y School WA, Mirrabooka | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 103 | 944 |
| Sir David Brand School, Coolbinia | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 63 | 1,032 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Inglewood | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 626 | 1,107 |
| Nollamara Primary School, Nollamara | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 390 | 981 |
| Coolbinia Primary School, Coolbinia | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 401 | 1,139 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| West Coast Steiner School, Nollamara | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 172 | 1,101 |
| John Forrest Secondary College, Morley | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,122 | 1,026 |
| Tuart Hill Primary School, Tuart Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 648 | 1,066 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 630 | 1,127 |
| Boyare Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 176 | 887 |
| St Denis School, Joondanna | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 200 | 1,123 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Bedford | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,738 | 1,079 |
| Weld Square Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 158 | 1,053 |
| Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 2,041 | 1,103 |
| Noranda Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 352 | 1,020 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 496 | 1,066 |
| Westminster Primary School, Westminster | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 372 | 971 |
| Westminster Education Support Centre, Westminster | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 97 | 979 |
| John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Mirrabooka | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,702 | 1,075 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 364 | 1,132 |
| Embleton Primary School, Embleton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 199 | 955 |
| Dryandra Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 176 | 883 |
| Servite College, Tuart Hill | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,032 | 1,058 |
| Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 213 | 937 |
| St Kieran Catholic Primary School, Tuart Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 427 | 1,067 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 186 | 1,141 |
| Mount Lawley Primary School, Mount Lawley | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 543 | 1,155 |
| Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 292 | 1,064 |
| St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 200 | 1,060 |
| Majella Catholic Primary School, Balga | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 233 | 958 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 394 | 1,017 |
| Gladys Newton School, Balga | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 157 | 1,008 |
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 262 | 1,057 |
| Warriapendi Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 266 | 965 |
| Perth College, Mount Lawley | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 889 | 1,138 |
| Mercy College, Koondoola | Catholic | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,574 | 988 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 470 | 1,135 |
| Balga Senior High School, Balga | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 596 | 909 |
| Waddington Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 82 | 834 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 711 | 973 |
| Ballajura Community College, Ballajura | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 929 | 960 |
| North Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 276 | 922 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dianella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50409/dianella/topic/education