57.8% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Langford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Langford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Langford, where 20.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than many nearby spots, it remains well below the Western Australian and national figures. Most residents have a solid educational foundation, with 57.8% finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common in Langford, with 57.8% of people completing it. This is much higher than in most similar areas and sits about the same as the Western Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Langford, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 20.2% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV, each held by 25.2% of residents.
20.2% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Langford splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 18.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.4%. Society and culture accounts for 11.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Langford has a high number of schools within 3km, though it has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most areas. The average school size is 521 students, which is higher than most similar areas.
2.73
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
521
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Langford
30 schools — 15,628 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 7 · Secondary 7
| Al-Ameen College, Langford | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,145 | 1,087 |
| Brookman Primary School, Langford | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 323 | 963 |
| St Jude's Catholic School, Langford | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 189 | 1,049 |
| Yale Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 398 | 969 |
| Bannister Creek Primary School, Lynwood | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 607 | 1,036 |
| Australian Islamic College (Thornlie), Thornlie | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 733 | 1,019 |
| Fountain College - Ferndale Campus, Ferndale | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 608 | 1,022 |
| Kenwick School, Kenwick | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 101 | 972 |
| Lynwood Senior High School, Parkwood | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,264 | 1,002 |
| Beckenham Primary School, Beckenham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 391 | 992 |
| Communicare Academy, Kenwick | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 70 | 896 |
| Thornlie Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 470 | 941 |
| Parkwood Primary School, Parkwood | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 619 | 1,030 |
| South Thornlie Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 421 | 997 |
| Thornlie Senior High School, Thornlie | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,125 | 969 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Thornlie | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 387 | 1,050 |
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 819 | 983 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 127 | 984 |
| Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 439 | 964 |
| Rehoboth Christian College, Kenwick | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,009 | 1,119 |
| East Kenwick Primary School, Kenwick | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 385 | 913 |
| Caladenia Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 997 | 1,116 |
| Gibbs Street Primary School, East Cannington | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 602 | 1,043 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| St Francis' School, Maddington | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 39 | 975 |
| St Joseph's School, Queens Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 432 | 1,075 |
| St Norbert College, Queens Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 910 | 1,060 |
| OneSchool Global WA, Willetton | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 258 | 986 |
| Canning Vale Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 419 | 1,076 |
| Canning Vale Education Support Centre, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 50 | 1,064 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Langford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50833/langford/topic/education