25.9% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Furnissdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Furnissdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Furnissdale have reached higher levels of schooling compared to similar areas. Only 25.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into adult qualifications, where university degrees are rare.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common highest school year reached here, at 35.3%. The proportion of people completing Year 12 is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Furnissdale, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 5.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 43.8% of residents.
5.3% ▲ +119.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Furnissdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 22.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 8.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3km, which is more than 82% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 612 students.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
612
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Furnissdale
10 schools — 6,121 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Coodanup College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 886 | 911 |
| Riverside Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 449 | 933 |
| Riverside Education Support Centre, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 82 | 988 |
| Foundation Christian College, Greenfields | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 714 | 1,037 |
| Mandurah Catholic College, Mandurah | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,604 | 1,030 |
| Greenfields Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 427 | 928 |
| Dudley Park Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 402 | 904 |
| Austin Cove Baptist College - California Crescent Campus, South Yunderup | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 726 | 1,003 |
| John Tonkin College Education Support Centre, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 32 | 939 |
| John Tonkin College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 799 | 972 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Furnissdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50523/furnissdale/topic/education