62.1% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hamersley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hamersley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees shape daily life in Hamersley. About 62% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This creates a well-qualified community where professional expertise is common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people here have completed Year 12 than in most other areas, with 62.1% finishing school. This is well above both the Western Australian and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hamersley, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 26.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the state average, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common award at 29.1%.
26.7% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hamersley splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional fields dominate the local qualifications, led by engineering and related subjects at 17.5% and management and commerce at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hamersley has a high school advantage score of 1,044, which is much higher than most areas. There are 39 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
1.95
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
39
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).
481
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hamersley
39 schools — 18,773 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Glendale Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 317 | 1,066 |
| East Hamersley Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 248 | 1,051 |
| Warwick Senior High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 811 | 988 |
| Hawker Park Primary School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 228 | 1,073 |
| North Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 276 | 922 |
| Takari Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 193 | 1,055 |
| West Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 495 | 1,070 |
| Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 336 | 1,013 |
| Davallia Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 553 | 1,122 |
| Liwara Catholic Primary School, Greenwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 394 | 1,092 |
| Lake Gwelup Primary School, Gwelup | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 552 | 1,126 |
| Hudson Park Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 212 | 937 |
| Balcatta Senior High School, Balcatta | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,088 | 1,045 |
| Marangaroo Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 188 | 967 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, Girrawheen | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 334 | 997 |
| Warriapendi Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 266 | 965 |
| Greenwood College, Greenwood | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 944 | 1,038 |
| Balga Senior High School, Balga | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 596 | 909 |
| Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 458 | 899 |
| Carine Senior High School, Carine | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 2,545 | 1,105 |
| Westminster Primary School, Westminster | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 372 | 971 |
| Westminster Education Support Centre, Westminster | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 97 | 979 |
| Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 213 | 937 |
| Gladys Newton School, Balga | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 157 | 1,008 |
| West Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 382 | 1,051 |
| Majella Catholic Primary School, Balga | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 233 | 958 |
| St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 200 | 1,060 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 711 | 973 |
| Poynter Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| Carine Primary School, Carine | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 578 | 1,123 |
| Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 292 | 1,064 |
| Glengarry Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 396 | 1,104 |
| Karrinyup Primary School, Karrinyup | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 561 | 1,115 |
| Rawlinson Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 405 | 952 |
| Roseworth Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 299 | 899 |
| Roseworth Education Support Centre, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 70 | 959 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Mirrabooka | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,702 | 1,075 |
| Duncraig Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 459 | 1,105 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hamersley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50607/hamersley/topic/education