73.2% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 73.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maylands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maylands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly educated residents shape daily life in Maylands, where over 40% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the most qualified in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the state and national figures, with 73.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is among the highest rates for this level in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maylands, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is far more qualified than the rest of Australia, with 40.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Most of these are bachelor degrees at 36.1%, followed by Certificate III or IV at 17.4%.
40.5% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 40.5%
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 Maylands, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of qualification in the area include management and commerce at 18.9%, engineering at 13.8%, and society and culture at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Maylands has a much higher average school advantage score and larger school sizes than most areas. While there are 40 schools within 3 km, there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
0.58
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
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).
563
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,084
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maylands
40 schools — 22,512 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 12 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Maylands Peninsula Primary School, Maylands | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 740 | 1,086 |
| St Columba's School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 414 | 1,125 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 460 | 1,102 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 73 | 1,011 |
| Perth College, Mount Lawley | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 889 | 1,138 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 630 | 1,127 |
| Mount Lawley Primary School, Mount Lawley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 543 | 1,155 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 181 | 1,114 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Bedford | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,738 | 1,079 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 496 | 1,066 |
| Durham Road School, Bayswater | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 242 | 992 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Inglewood | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 626 | 1,107 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 180 | 1,124 |
| Trinity College, East Perth | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,347 | 1,113 |
| Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 333 | 1,014 |
| Highgate Primary School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 943 | 1,110 |
| Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 2,041 | 1,103 |
| Perth Montessori School, Burswood | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 92 | 1,115 |
| John Forrest Secondary College, Morley | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,122 | 1,026 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 186 | 1,141 |
| Embleton Primary School, Embleton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 199 | 955 |
| Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 673 | 1,088 |
| Mercedes College, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 910 | 1,122 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 35 | 991 |
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Belmont City College, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,004 | 963 |
| Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 113 | 1,035 |
| Regent College, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 340 | 1,142 |
| St Maria Goretti's Catholic School, Redcliffe | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 367 | 1,057 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 470 | 1,135 |
| Cloverdale Education Support Centre, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 99 | 1,006 |
| Cloverdale Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 346 | 958 |
| Australian Islamic College (Dianella), Dianella | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 868 | 1,018 |
| Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, Cloverdale | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 418 | 1,090 |
| Coolbinia Primary School, Coolbinia | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 401 | 1,139 |
| Belmay Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 243 | 958 |
| Sir David Brand School, Coolbinia | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 63 | 1,032 |
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 315 | 1,062 |
| Infant Jesus School, Morley | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 420 | 1,083 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maylands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50917/maylands/topic/education