59.3% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kiara · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kiara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of residents in Kiara have finished Year 12, reflecting a strong baseline of schooling. While many adults hold trade certificates, the area has a smaller proportion of university degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Western Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kiara, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18% of the population. This is higher than in many similar areas, but remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
18.0% ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Kiara, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 19%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kiara has 21 schools within 3km, a number larger than about 90% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
6.92
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
382
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kiara
21 schools — 8,029 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 4
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 431 | 1,064 |
| Kiara College, Kiara | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 620 | 804 |
| Lockridge Primary School, Lockridge | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 282 | 851 |
| Eden Hill Primary School, Eden Hill | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 414 | 1,019 |
| Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 273 | 813 |
| East Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 362 | 969 |
| Hampton Senior High School, Morley | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,092 | 983 |
| West Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 429 | 959 |
| Anzac Terrace Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 364 | 1,025 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 394 | 1,017 |
| Casa Mia Montessori Community School, Bassendean | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 53 | 1,094 |
| Beechboro Christian School, Bennett Springs | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 305 | 1,072 |
| St Michael's School, Bassendean | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 208 | 1,109 |
| Noranda Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 352 | 1,020 |
| Weld Square Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 158 | 1,053 |
| Bassendean Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 380 | 1,096 |
| Caversham Valley Primary School, Caversham | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 679 | 1,035 |
| Guildford Primary School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 315 | 1,044 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 671 | 962 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Education Support Centre, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 48 | 973 |
| Embleton Primary School, Embleton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 199 | 955 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kiara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50758/kiara/topic/education