41.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Henderson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Henderson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Henderson have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 41.4% of people finished Year 12, and no adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the state and national figures, at 41.4%. The most common highest year of schooling completed is Year 10, at 44.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Henderson splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 11 at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualification levels are among the lowest for this area type, with 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree. Instead, 39.1% of residents have a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Henderson, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Certificate I / II is next at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are food, hospitality and personal services at 43.5%, followed by agriculture and environment and creative arts, which both sit at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. All are primary schools, with 80.0% being government run and 20.0% Catholic.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
377
Higher than 56% 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 Henderson
5 schools — 1,884 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5
| Coogee Primary School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 605 | 1,064 |
| South Coogee Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 417 | 1,020 |
| St Jerome's Primary School, Lake Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 468 | 1,051 |
| Newton Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 299 | 1,017 |
| Spearwood Alternative School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 95 | 1,079 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Henderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50624/henderson/topic/education