48.1% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jarrahdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jarrahdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of university degrees than most similar areas mark Jarrahdale as a place of contrasting education levels. While 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, fewer than half of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.1% of people here completed Year 12, a result that is well below the Western Australian average of 58.0%. About 25.4% of the population listed Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jarrahdale, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 17.2% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade certificates are common, with 37.4% holding a Certificate III or IV.
17.2% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Jarrahdale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related studies at 20.3%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5%. Society and culture accounts for 11.5% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Jarrahdale has four schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These are all primary schools, and 75% are government run, with an average size of 152 students.
3.85
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
152
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jarrahdale
4 schools — 606 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4
| Jarrahdale Primary School, Jarrahdale | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 68 | 988 |
| Eton Farm Primary School, Serpentine | Independent | Primary | 13.6 km | 59 | 1,010 |
| Serpentine Primary School, Serpentine | Government | Primary | 13.8 km | 229 | 997 |
| Mundijong Primary School, Mundijong | Government | Primary | 15.9 km | 250 | 963 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jarrahdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50686/jarrahdale/topic/education