75.0% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Harrisdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Harrisdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees set Harrisdale apart from most similar areas. Three in ten adults hold a bachelor's degree, and 75% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far above the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 75%, putting Harrisdale among the highest areas for this level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Harrisdale, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is much more qualified than most, with 36.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
36.1% ▲ +64.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 36.1%
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 Harrisdale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce (23.7%) or engineering (19%), followed by health and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 20 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. These schools are typically large, with a high average advantage score.
1.18
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
872
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Harrisdale
20 schools — 17,430 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| North Harrisdale Primary School, Harrisdale | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 805 | 1,077 |
| Carey Baptist College, Harrisdale | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,484 | 1,114 |
| Harrisdale Primary School, Harrisdale | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 1,028 | 1,092 |
| Harrisdale Senior High School, Harrisdale | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 2,303 | 1,072 |
| Providence Christian College, Southern River | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,041 | 1,109 |
| Bletchley Park Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 692 | 1,050 |
| St John Bosco College, Piara Waters | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,243 | 1,063 |
| Piara Waters Senior High School, Piara Waters | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 558 | 1,065 |
| Riva Primary School, Piara Waters | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 854 | 1,066 |
| Southern Grove Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 530 | 1,038 |
| Piara Waters Primary School, Piara Waters | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,070 | 1,078 |
| Aspiri Primary School, Piara Waters | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 1,024 | 1,091 |
| Campbell Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 530 | 1,089 |
| Ranford Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 646 | 1,102 |
| Yarralinka Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 253 | 1,040 |
| Canning Vale College, Canning Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,384 | 1,038 |
| St Emilie's Catholic Primary School, Canning Vale | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 394 | 1,103 |
| Excelsior Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 330 | 1,060 |
| Forrestdale Primary School, Forrestdale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 264 | 990 |
| Caladenia Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 997 | 1,116 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Harrisdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50613/harrisdale/topic/education