71.2% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leeming · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leeming
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 35% of adults in Leeming hold a bachelor's degree or higher, making it a highly educated area. This academic focus is reflected in the school data, where Year 12 completion rates are far above the national figure. It is a community where a large proportion of residents have pursued high-level qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 71.2%, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 58%. This is among the highest rates for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leeming, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35.3%, well above the Australian average. This high level of education is consistent with the strong Year 12 completion rates in the area.
35.3% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 35.3%
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 Leeming, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by engineering at 18.7%. Health, society and culture, and education also make up significant portions of the local workforce's degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Leeming has 31 schools within 3km, among the largest number for similar areas. While there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than most places, the schools here are typically larger and have some of the highest advantage scores.
2.55
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
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).
721
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,109
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leeming
31 schools — 22,345 students, average ICSEA 1,109.
By sector: Government 25 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Banksia Park Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 286 | 1,109 |
| Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 367 | 1,107 |
| Leeming Senior High School, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,164 | 1,077 |
| Leeming Senior High School Education Support Centre, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 146 | 1,036 |
| West Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 433 | 1,126 |
| Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 646 | 1,174 |
| Bull Creek Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 405 | 1,139 |
| Castlereagh School, Willetton | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 75 | 1,070 |
| Willetton Senior High School, Willetton | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 2,767 | 1,131 |
| Burrendah Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 554 | 1,122 |
| All Saints' College, Bull Creek | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,374 | 1,162 |
| Willetton Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 626 | 1,133 |
| Blue Gum Montessori School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 192 | 1,156 |
| Bibra Lake Primary School, Bibra Lake | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 378 | 1,031 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School, Rossmoyne | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 2,824 | 1,135 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| OneSchool Global WA, Willetton | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 258 | 986 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| Kennedy Baptist College, Murdoch | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,244 | 1,113 |
| Rostrata Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 947 | 1,135 |
| Canning Vale Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 419 | 1,076 |
| Canning Vale Education Support Centre, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 50 | 1,064 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 407 | 1,147 |
| Lakeland Senior High School, South Lake | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 566 | 944 |
| Orana Catholic Primary School, Willetton | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 380 | 1,095 |
| Ranford Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 646 | 1,102 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| South Lake Primary School, South Lake | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 280 | 979 |
| Kardinya Primary School, Kardinya | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 433 | 1,087 |
| Canning Vale College, Canning Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,384 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leeming [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50842/leeming/topic/education