63.8% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Edgewater · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Edgewater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 63.8% of Edgewater residents have finished Year 12. This high level of schooling is reflected in the adult population, where more people hold university degrees than in most similar areas. It is a well-educated community with a strong foundation in both school and tertiary qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than in most areas at 63.8%, which is well above both the state and national figures. For those who left earlier, 17.6% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Edgewater, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 27.1% of the population, a figure well above the Western Australian average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 29.0% of residents.
27.1% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Edgewater splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 17.0%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 16.1%. Society and culture, Education, and Health all account for around 11% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Edgewater has 27 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas. Local schools are typically much larger than in other areas and have a much higher average advantage score.
2.24
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
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).
537
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Edgewater
27 schools — 14,502 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Edgewater Primary School, Edgewater | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 414 | 1,064 |
| Mater Dei College, Edgewater | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,047 | 1,056 |
| Eddystone Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 322 | 1,013 |
| Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 414 | 985 |
| Belridge Secondary College, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 959 | 1,010 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 111 | 1,039 |
| Alta-1 College - Joondalup Campus, Joondalup | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 845 | 950 |
| Heathridge Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 191 | 1,011 |
| North Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| St Anthony's School, Wanneroo | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 378 | 1,046 |
| Beldon Primary School, Beldon | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 303 | 1,016 |
| Beldon Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 75 | 1,049 |
| Wanneroo Secondary College, Wanneroo | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,367 | 994 |
| Hocking Primary School, Hocking | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 527 | 1,036 |
| East Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 346 | 972 |
| Poseidon Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 267 | 1,018 |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School, Hocking | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 218 | 1,047 |
| Pearsall Primary School, Pearsall | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 624 | 1,045 |
| Woodvale Secondary College, Woodvale | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,251 | 1,066 |
| Whitford Catholic Primary School, Craigie | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 637 | 1,092 |
| Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 369 | 1,070 |
| Connolly Primary School, Connolly | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 384 | 1,062 |
| Lake Joondalup Baptist College, Joondalup | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,282 | 1,102 |
| Mullaloo Heights Primary School, Mullaloo | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 236 | 1,070 |
| Craigie Heights Primary School, Craigie | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 365 | 1,036 |
| Spring Hill Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 722 | 1,028 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Woodvale | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 454 | 1,087 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Edgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50474/edgewater/topic/education