61.8% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greenwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Greenwood have finished high school now than in previous censuses. This is a well-educated area where 61.8% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that sits well above the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 61.8% of people reaching this milestone. This is much higher than most similar areas and is 3.8 percentage points above the Western Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenwood, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.7% of residents.
24.7% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Greenwood splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (36%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce (17.7%) and engineering (17.6%) being the most popular areas of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 48 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. These schools are typically larger and have a much higher advantage score than those in most other areas.
2.04
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
48
Higher than 91% 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).
531
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greenwood
48 schools — 25,502 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 9 · Combined 4
| Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 336 | 1,013 |
| Greenwood College, Greenwood | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 944 | 1,038 |
| West Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 382 | 1,051 |
| Liwara Catholic Primary School, Greenwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 394 | 1,092 |
| Goollelal Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 249 | 1,059 |
| Hawker Park Primary School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 228 | 1,073 |
| Warwick Senior High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 811 | 988 |
| Dalmain Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 278 | 1,077 |
| The Montessori School, Kingsley | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 166 | 1,120 |
| Glengarry Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 396 | 1,104 |
| Davallia Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 553 | 1,122 |
| St Stephen's School, Duncraig | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 2,137 | 1,120 |
| Halidon Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 190 | 1,058 |
| Marangaroo Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 188 | 967 |
| Glendale Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 317 | 1,066 |
| East Hamersley Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 248 | 1,051 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Woodvale | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 454 | 1,087 |
| Creaney Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 379 | 1,064 |
| Creaney Education Support Centre, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 72 | 1,056 |
| Duncraig Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 459 | 1,105 |
| Poynter Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| West Coast Secondary Education Support Centre, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 114 | 1,023 |
| Duncraig Senior High School, Duncraig | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,851 | 1,079 |
| Madeley Primary School, Madeley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 475 | 1,052 |
| Padbury Catholic Primary School, Padbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 427 | 1,108 |
| Carine Senior High School, Carine | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 2,545 | 1,105 |
| Hudson Park Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 212 | 937 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, Girrawheen | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 334 | 997 |
| Carine Primary School, Carine | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 578 | 1,123 |
| Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 369 | 1,070 |
| Kingsway Christian College, Darch | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,379 | 1,118 |
| Sorrento Primary School, Sorrento | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 442 | 1,109 |
| Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 458 | 899 |
| South Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 373 | 1,067 |
| Rawlinson Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 405 | 952 |
| North Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 276 | 922 |
| Ashdale Secondary College, Darch | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,854 | 1,039 |
| School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement, Padbury | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 39 | 923 |
| School Of Special Educational Needs: Sensory, Padbury | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 144 | — |
| Ashdale Primary School, Darch | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 682 | 1,047 |
| West Coast Language Development Centre, Padbury | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 302 | 1,033 |
| Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 160 | 1,058 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 711 | 973 |
| Hillarys Primary School, Hillarys | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 522 | 1,088 |
| Balga Senior High School, Balga | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 596 | 909 |
| Roseworth Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 299 | 899 |
| Roseworth Education Support Centre, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 70 | 959 |
| Bambara Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 268 | 1,063 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50587/greenwood/topic/education