36.5% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenfields · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greenfields
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 42% of qualified adults in Greenfields hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This reflects a workforce with a strong focus on trade and vocational skills, though the typical level of formal schooling is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. This is lower than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenfields, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 7.8% of adults, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%. This is much lower than most other areas.
7.8% ▲ +45.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Greenfields, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related trades at 18.5%, followed by management and commerce at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Greenfields has 16 schools within 3km, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. These schools are much larger than usual, with an average of 589 students per school.
3.54
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
589
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher 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 Greenfields
16 schools — 9,421 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Foundation Christian College, Greenfields | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 714 | 1,037 |
| Riverside Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 449 | 933 |
| Riverside Education Support Centre, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 82 | 988 |
| John Tonkin College Education Support Centre, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 32 | 939 |
| John Tonkin College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 799 | 972 |
| Greenfields Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 427 | 928 |
| Frederick Irwin Anglican School, Mandurah | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,682 | 1,072 |
| Assumption Catholic Primary School, Mandurah | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 327 | 1,020 |
| North Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 250 | 914 |
| Coodanup College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 886 | 911 |
| Meadow Springs Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 420 | 964 |
| Meadow Springs Education Support Centre, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 89 | 985 |
| Dudley Park Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 402 | 904 |
| Mandurah Catholic College, Mandurah | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,604 | 1,030 |
| Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 285 | 918 |
| Oakwood Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 973 | 1,012 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50583/greenfields/topic/education