52.1% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mardella · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mardella
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of qualified adults in Mardella hold a Certificate III or IV, making these trade-level qualifications the most common achievement here. While more people have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, the typical level of education remains well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Western Australian and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mardella, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 18.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is still well below the 23.8% seen across Western Australia.
18.9% ▲ +48.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Mardella, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related fields at 18.6%, followed by education at 14.4% and management and commerce at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mardella has five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with an average school size of 495 students.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
495
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mardella
5 schools — 2,474 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Eton Farm Primary School, Serpentine | Independent | Primary | 6.0 km | 59 | 1,010 |
| Mundijong Primary School, Mundijong | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 250 | 963 |
| Serpentine Primary School, Serpentine | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 229 | 997 |
| Rivergums Primary School, Baldivis | Government | Primary | 9.4 km | 566 | 997 |
| Baldivis Secondary College, Baldivis | Government | Secondary | 9.6 km | 1,370 | 975 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mardella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50901/mardella/topic/education