63.1% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Joondalup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Joondalup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 63% of Joondalup residents have finished Year 12, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of schooling is reflected in a well-qualified adult population and a large number of local schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 63.1% of residents finishing their final year of school. This is well above the Western Australia figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Joondalup, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas. This rate is about the same as the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
24.0% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Joondalup splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.6% and health at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Joondalup has one of the largest clusters of schools for its size, with 34 within 3 km. On average, these schools are much larger than those in most areas and have a much higher advantage score.
3.35
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
565
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,041
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Joondalup
34 schools — 19,223 students, average ICSEA 1,041.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 8 · Combined 1
| Lake Joondalup Baptist College, Joondalup | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,282 | 1,102 |
| Alta-1 College - Joondalup Campus, Joondalup | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 845 | 950 |
| Joondalup Primary School, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 381 | 1,024 |
| Joondalup Education Support Centre, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 132 | 1,032 |
| Currambine Primary School, Currambine | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 758 | 1,045 |
| Connolly Primary School, Connolly | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 384 | 1,062 |
| Heathridge Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 191 | 1,011 |
| Spring Hill Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 722 | 1,028 |
| Mater Dei College, Edgewater | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,047 | 1,056 |
| Edgewater Primary School, Edgewater | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 414 | 1,064 |
| Poseidon Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 267 | 1,018 |
| Eddystone Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 322 | 1,013 |
| Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 414 | 985 |
| Francis Jordan Catholic School, Currambine | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 319 | 1,085 |
| Tapping Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 497 | 1,023 |
| St Anthony's School, Wanneroo | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 378 | 1,046 |
| Prendiville Catholic College, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,086 | 1,073 |
| Carramar Primary School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 556 | 1,023 |
| Belridge Secondary College, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 959 | 1,010 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 111 | 1,039 |
| St Simon Peter Catholic Primary School, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 587 | 1,086 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 516 | 1,070 |
| Ocean Reef Senior High School, Ocean Reef | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,353 | 1,055 |
| Beldon Primary School, Beldon | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 303 | 1,016 |
| Beldon Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 75 | 1,049 |
| Kinross Primary School, Kinross | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 700 | 1,035 |
| Burns Beach Primary School, Burns Beach | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 425 | 1,074 |
| Ocean Reef Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 192 | 1,043 |
| Kinross College, Kinross | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,027 | 1,029 |
| Wanneroo Secondary College, Wanneroo | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,367 | 994 |
| Mullaloo Heights Primary School, Mullaloo | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 236 | 1,070 |
| East Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 346 | 972 |
| Whitford Catholic Primary School, Craigie | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 637 | 1,092 |
| North Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 394 | 1,079 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Joondalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50701/joondalup/topic/education