23.8% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Malaga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Malaga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Malaga have completed high school than in most other areas, a trend that persists alongside very low university qualification rates. Only 23.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where higher education is quite uncommon.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 23.8% of people finishing. The most common highest level of schooling reached in the area is Year 11, at 42.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Malaga, Year 11 is the majority at 64%; Year 12 is next at 36%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very rare here, with 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Malaga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 42%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Malaga has one of the largest concentrations of schools within 3km, totalling 42. These schools are typically larger than most others in similar areas, with 73.8% being government-run.
42
Higher than 90% 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).
422
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher 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 Malaga
42 schools — 17,708 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 31 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School, Ballajura | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 393 | 1,016 |
| South Ballajura Education Support Centre, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 97 | 999 |
| Ballajura Community College, Ballajura | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 929 | 960 |
| South Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 355 | 939 |
| Boyare Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 176 | 887 |
| Camboon Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 322 | 1,019 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
| Noranda Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 352 | 1,020 |
| Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 674 | 1,017 |
| St Andrew's Grammar, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 796 | 1,078 |
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| West Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 429 | 959 |
| Waddington Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 82 | 834 |
| Dryandra Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 176 | 883 |
| Beechboro Christian School, Bennett Springs | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 305 | 1,072 |
| Illawarra Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 310 | 987 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 394 | 1,017 |
| North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 337 | 1,016 |
| West Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 303 | 1,044 |
| Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 273 | 813 |
| Morley Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 228 | 1,027 |
| Mercy College, Koondoola | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,574 | 988 |
| Koondoola Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 279 | 871 |
| John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Mirrabooka | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,702 | 1,075 |
| Alinjarra Primary School, Alexander Heights | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 339 | 977 |
| Weld Square Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 158 | 1,053 |
| Burbridge School, Koondoola | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 64 | 987 |
| Y School WA, Mirrabooka | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 103 | 944 |
| Infant Jesus School, Morley | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 420 | 1,083 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| Kiara College, Kiara | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 620 | 804 |
| Hampton Senior High School, Morley | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,092 | 983 |
| Roseworth Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 299 | 899 |
| Roseworth Education Support Centre, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 70 | 959 |
| Majella Catholic Primary School, Balga | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 233 | 958 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 575 | 945 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 116 | 977 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 711 | 973 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 410 | 968 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| Gladys Newton School, Balga | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 157 | 1,008 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 4.8 km | 11 | 1,102 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Malaga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50884/malaga/topic/education