49.9% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Girrawheen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Girrawheen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Roughly half of the adults in Girrawheen have completed Year 12. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it remains well below the state and national figures. The community generally holds lower levels of formal qualifications compared to the typical Australian resident.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the 58.8% national figure. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 at 19.8% and Year 9 or below at 14.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Girrawheen, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.7% of the population.
12.2% ▲ +58.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Girrawheen, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 15.1%, followed closely by management and commerce at 14.8% and society and culture at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Girrawheen has 42 schools within 3km, among the largest number for an area of this level. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is larger than in most similar areas.
3.43
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 90% 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).
441
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Girrawheen
42 schools — 18,541 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 5 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 29 · Combined 7 · Secondary 6
| Hudson Park Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 212 | 937 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, Girrawheen | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 334 | 997 |
| Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 458 | 899 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 711 | 973 |
| North Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 276 | 922 |
| Roseworth Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 299 | 899 |
| Roseworth Education Support Centre, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 70 | 959 |
| Balga Senior High School, Balga | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 596 | 909 |
| Rawlinson Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 405 | 952 |
| Warriapendi Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 266 | 965 |
| Marangaroo Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 188 | 967 |
| Gladys Newton School, Balga | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 157 | 1,008 |
| Majella Catholic Primary School, Balga | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 233 | 958 |
| Mercy College, Koondoola | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,574 | 988 |
| East Hamersley Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 248 | 1,051 |
| Burbridge School, Koondoola | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 64 | 987 |
| Warwick Senior High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 811 | 988 |
| Koondoola Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 279 | 871 |
| Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 213 | 937 |
| John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Mirrabooka | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,702 | 1,075 |
| Dryandra Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 176 | 883 |
| Waddington Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 82 | 834 |
| Glendale Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 317 | 1,066 |
| Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 336 | 1,013 |
| Westminster Primary School, Westminster | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 372 | 971 |
| Westminster Education Support Centre, Westminster | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 97 | 979 |
| Landsdale Gardens Primary School, Landsdale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 264 | 1,032 |
| Alinjarra Primary School, Alexander Heights | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 339 | 977 |
| Kingsway Christian College, Darch | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,379 | 1,118 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| Ashdale Secondary College, Darch | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,854 | 1,039 |
| Takari Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 193 | 1,055 |
| Y School WA, Mirrabooka | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 103 | 944 |
| Ashdale Primary School, Darch | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 682 | 1,047 |
| Boyare Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 176 | 887 |
| Hawker Park Primary School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 228 | 1,073 |
| Carnaby Rise Primary School, Landsdale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 608 | 1,038 |
| Illawarra Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 310 | 987 |
| The Montessori School, Kingsley | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 166 | 1,120 |
| Liwara Catholic Primary School, Greenwood | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 394 | 1,092 |
| Goollelal Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 249 | 1,059 |
| Greenwood College, Greenwood | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 944 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Girrawheen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50550/girrawheen/topic/education