69.9% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Joondanna · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Joondanna
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels shape daily life in Joondanna, where nearly 40% of adults hold a university degree. This makes the area far more qualified than the state and national averages. These strong academic credentials are reflected in a local population with very high rates of school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 70% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the 58.8% national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Joondanna, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has one of the highest levels of university education around, with 39.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far above the state average of 23.8%.
39.5% ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 39.5%
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 Joondanna, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.9%, followed by engineering and society and culture, both around 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Joondanna has 33 schools within 3km, among the largest number for this level, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.34
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
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).
427
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,089
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Joondanna
33 schools — 14,093 students, average ICSEA 1,089.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 8 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 24 · Combined 6 · Secondary 3
| St Denis School, Joondanna | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 200 | 1,123 |
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 936 | 1,140 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 28 | 1,049 |
| Tuart Hill Primary School, Tuart Hill | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 648 | 1,066 |
| Servite College, Tuart Hill | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,032 | 1,058 |
| St Kieran Catholic Primary School, Tuart Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 427 | 1,067 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 364 | 1,132 |
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 262 | 1,057 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School, Leederville | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 179 | 1,084 |
| Aranmore Catholic College, Leederville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 739 | 991 |
| Coolbinia Primary School, Coolbinia | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 401 | 1,139 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 189 | 1,117 |
| Sir David Brand School, Coolbinia | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 63 | 1,032 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 265 | 1,097 |
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 123 | 1,168 |
| Yokine Primary School, Yokine | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 313 | 1,073 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 335 | 1,078 |
| Carmel School, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 390 | 1,149 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Nollamara | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 192 | 1,071 |
| Nollamara Primary School, Nollamara | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 390 | 981 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 470 | 1,135 |
| West Coast Steiner School, Nollamara | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 172 | 1,101 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education, Leederville | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 336 | 1,063 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 186 | 1,141 |
| Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 363 | 1,083 |
| Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 292 | 1,064 |
| West Leederville Primary School, Leederville | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 551 | 1,146 |
| Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 2,041 | 1,103 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 11 | 1,102 |
| Australian Islamic College (Dianella), Dianella | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 868 | 1,018 |
| St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 200 | 1,060 |
| Our Lady's Assumption School, Dianella | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 371 | 1,094 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 756 | 1,166 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Joondanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50702/joondanna/topic/education