44.8% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gosnells · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gosnells
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Gosnells has remained largely stable, yet it sits well behind state and national figures. Only 44.8% of residents have completed Year 12, and just 11.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This creates a distinct gap compared to the rest of Western Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates in Gosnells are far below the national figure of 58.8% and the state's 58.0%. Roughly one in four residents finished Year 10, while 12% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gosnells, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than in most areas, with the typical adult holding a bachelor degree or higher at a rate far below the Australian average. Trade qualifications are more prevalent, with 36.4% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.7% ▲ +64.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Gosnells, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related fields at 17.6%, followed by management and commerce at 14.8% and society and culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 35 schools within 3km, among the largest number for an area of this level. While school sizes are higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar places.
1.62
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
Higher than 89% 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).
466
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gosnells
35 schools — 16,301 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Seaforth Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 233 | 907 |
| St Munchin's Catholic School, Gosnells | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 388 | 995 |
| Ashburton Drive Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 434 | 931 |
| Southern River College, Gosnells | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,209 | 941 |
| Gosnells Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 434 | 950 |
| Wirrabirra Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 366 | 923 |
| Wirrabirra Education Support Centre, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 67 | 965 |
| John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Camillo | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,206 | 1,060 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Huntingdale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 439 | 956 |
| Lumen Christi College, Martin | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,018 | 1,004 |
| Westfield Park Primary School, Camillo | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 305 | 911 |
| Yarralinka Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 253 | 1,040 |
| Kelmscott John Calvin School, Champion Lakes | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 183 | 1,043 |
| Clifton Hills Primary School, Kelmscott | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 454 | 1,006 |
| Grovelands Primary School, Camillo | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 335 | 898 |
| East Maddington Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 396 | 970 |
| Maddington Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 239 | 974 |
| Maddington Education Support Centre, Maddington | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 74 | 1,019 |
| Southern Grove Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 530 | 1,038 |
| Kelmscott Senior High School, Kelmscott | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,335 | 984 |
| Thornlie Senior High School, Thornlie | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,125 | 969 |
| South Thornlie Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 421 | 997 |
| Kelmscott Primary School, Kelmscott | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 367 | 975 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Thornlie | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 387 | 1,050 |
| Forest Crescent Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 627 | 1,011 |
| Bramfield Park Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 332 | 936 |
| Yule Brook College, Maddington | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 311 | 868 |
| St Francis' School, Maddington | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 39 | 975 |
| Thornlie Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 470 | 941 |
| Bletchley Park Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 692 | 1,050 |
| Australian Islamic College (Thornlie), Thornlie | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 733 | 1,019 |
| Excelsior Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 330 | 1,060 |
| Yale Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 398 | 969 |
| Communicare Academy, Kenwick | Independent | Secondary | 6.1 km | 70 | 896 |
| Kenwick School, Kenwick | Government | Combined | 6.2 km | 101 | 972 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gosnells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50574/gosnells/topic/education