50.3% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maddington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maddington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas mark Maddington as a place where over half of residents finished Year 12. Despite this, the area's overall education levels remain well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.3% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but still well below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. Roughly 20.7% of residents had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maddington, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are far less common here than across Australia, with only 14.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.6% of residents.
14.9% ▲ +83.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 Maddington, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related topics at 18.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.8%. Society and culture qualifications make up 12.4% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Maddington has 27 schools within 3km, among the largest number for its level. Most of these are government schools (74.1%) and primary schools (66.7%), with an average school size of 431 students.
2.27
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
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).
431
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maddington
27 schools — 11,627 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Bramfield Park Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 332 | 936 |
| St Francis' School, Maddington | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 39 | 975 |
| Maddington Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 239 | 974 |
| Maddington Education Support Centre, Maddington | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 74 | 1,019 |
| Yule Brook College, Maddington | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 311 | 868 |
| East Maddington Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 396 | 970 |
| East Kenwick Primary School, Kenwick | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 385 | 913 |
| Orange Grove Primary School, Orange Grove | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 158 | 973 |
| Rehoboth Christian College, Kenwick | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,009 | 1,119 |
| Communicare Academy, Kenwick | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 70 | 896 |
| Kenwick School, Kenwick | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 101 | 972 |
| Thornlie Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 470 | 941 |
| Australian Islamic College (Thornlie), Thornlie | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 733 | 1,019 |
| Lumen Christi College, Martin | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,018 | 1,004 |
| Wirrabirra Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 366 | 923 |
| Wirrabirra Education Support Centre, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 67 | 965 |
| Gosnells Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 434 | 950 |
| Thornlie Senior High School, Thornlie | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,125 | 969 |
| Yale Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 398 | 969 |
| Beckenham Primary School, Beckenham | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 391 | 992 |
| South Thornlie Primary School, Thornlie | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 421 | 997 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Huntingdale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 439 | 956 |
| St Munchin's Catholic School, Gosnells | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 388 | 995 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Thornlie | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 387 | 1,050 |
| Southern River College, Gosnells | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,209 | 941 |
| Ashburton Drive Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 434 | 931 |
| Seaforth Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 233 | 907 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50873/maddington/topic/education