72.5% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Manning · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Manning
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong focus on learning has seen a high number of residents in Manning finish their schooling. This is a highly qualified area where 40.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 72.5%. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and among the highest levels for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Manning, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 40.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
40.1% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 40.1%
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 Manning, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Manning is served by 29 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest number for any similar area. Local schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 617 students.
2.47
Lower than 65% 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).
617
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,114
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Manning
29 schools — 17,881 students, average ICSEA 1,114.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Manning Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 436 | 1,105 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| St Pius X Catholic School, Manning | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 172 | 1,136 |
| Como Secondary College, Como | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 838 | 1,056 |
| Aquinas College, Salter Point | Catholic | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,332 | 1,110 |
| Penrhos College, Como | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,033 | 1,143 |
| Como Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 460 | 1,140 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 298 | 1,076 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 135 | 712 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Applecross Primary School, Applecross | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 571 | 1,155 |
| St Benedict's School, Applecross | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 336 | 1,152 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 208 | 1,115 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 407 | 1,147 |
| Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 13 | 1,080 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School, Rossmoyne | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 2,824 | 1,135 |
| South Perth Primary School, South Perth | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 395 | 1,122 |
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 650 | 1,127 |
| Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 44 | 1,068 |
| Wesley College, South Perth | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,312 | 1,147 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 447 | 1,121 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Manning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50893/manning/topic/education