56.8% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Heathridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Heathridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Qualification levels in Heathridge have shifted over the last decade to leave the area with more university-educated adults than most similar places. While 18.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished high school, with 56.8% completing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the Western Australian and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Heathridge, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational certificates are common here, with 38.1% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. The proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher is higher than in most similar areas, but well below the state and national averages.
18.7% ▲ +48.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Heathridge, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 18.2%, followed by management and commerce at 15%. Other frequent areas of study include society and culture, health, and architecture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 28 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for this level. Most are government primary schools, and the typical school size is much larger than in most similar areas.
2.12
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 88% 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).
538
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Heathridge
28 schools — 15,057 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| Heathridge Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 191 | 1,011 |
| Belridge Secondary College, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 959 | 1,010 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 111 | 1,039 |
| Eddystone Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 322 | 1,013 |
| Poseidon Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 267 | 1,018 |
| Beldon Primary School, Beldon | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 303 | 1,016 |
| Beldon Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 75 | 1,049 |
| Alta-1 College - Joondalup Campus, Joondalup | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 845 | 950 |
| Mater Dei College, Edgewater | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,047 | 1,056 |
| Connolly Primary School, Connolly | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 384 | 1,062 |
| Mullaloo Heights Primary School, Mullaloo | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 236 | 1,070 |
| Edgewater Primary School, Edgewater | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 414 | 1,064 |
| Ocean Reef Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 192 | 1,043 |
| Ocean Reef Senior High School, Ocean Reef | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,353 | 1,055 |
| Whitford Catholic Primary School, Craigie | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 637 | 1,092 |
| Prendiville Catholic College, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,086 | 1,073 |
| St Simon Peter Catholic Primary School, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 587 | 1,086 |
| Mullaloo Beach Primary School, Mullaloo | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 294 | 1,077 |
| Craigie Heights Primary School, Craigie | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 365 | 1,036 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 516 | 1,070 |
| Lake Joondalup Baptist College, Joondalup | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,282 | 1,102 |
| Springfield Primary School, Kallaroo | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 232 | 1,053 |
| North Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Currambine Primary School, Currambine | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 758 | 1,045 |
| Bambara Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 268 | 1,063 |
| Francis Jordan Catholic School, Currambine | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 319 | 1,085 |
| Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 369 | 1,070 |
| Woodvale Secondary College, Woodvale | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,251 | 1,066 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Heathridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50622/heathridge/topic/education