64.7% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Madeley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Madeley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the state and national figures, 64.7% of people in Madeley have finished Year 12. This high level of schooling is paired with a strong proportion of adults holding university degrees, making the area more qualified than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 64.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 58% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Madeley, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.6% of adults, a figure that is a little above the state average and about the same as the national figure. The most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree at 30.7%.
25.6% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 Madeley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications in the area are in management and commerce (23.7%) or engineering and related fields (17.5%), followed by health at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Madeley has 29 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most and 82.8% are government schools.
0.69
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
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).
505
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Madeley
29 schools — 14,644 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 24 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Madeley Primary School, Madeley | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 475 | 1,052 |
| Kingsway Christian College, Darch | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,379 | 1,118 |
| Ashdale Secondary College, Darch | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,854 | 1,039 |
| Ashdale Primary School, Darch | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 682 | 1,047 |
| The Montessori School, Kingsley | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 166 | 1,120 |
| Marangaroo Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 188 | 967 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Woodvale | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 454 | 1,087 |
| Halidon Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 190 | 1,058 |
| Rawlinson Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 405 | 952 |
| Goollelal Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 249 | 1,059 |
| Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 336 | 1,013 |
| Landsdale Gardens Primary School, Landsdale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 264 | 1,032 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, Girrawheen | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 334 | 997 |
| Warwick Senior High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 811 | 988 |
| Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 458 | 899 |
| Woodvale Secondary College, Woodvale | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,251 | 1,066 |
| Hudson Park Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 212 | 937 |
| Landsdale Primary School, Landsdale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 744 | 1,047 |
| Dalmain Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 278 | 1,077 |
| Pearsall Primary School, Pearsall | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 624 | 1,045 |
| Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 369 | 1,070 |
| Creaney Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 379 | 1,064 |
| Creaney Education Support Centre, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 72 | 1,056 |
| West Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 382 | 1,051 |
| Greenwood College, Greenwood | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 944 | 1,038 |
| Roseworth Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 299 | 899 |
| Roseworth Education Support Centre, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 70 | 959 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 711 | 973 |
| Burbridge School, Koondoola | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 64 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Madeley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50874/madeley/topic/education