49.6% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Meadow Springs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Meadow Springs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Meadow Springs have completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure. The area has a workforce where practical certificates are more common than university degrees. This creates a profile focused more on trade and vocational skills than higher academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49.6% of people finished Year 12, a result well below both Western Australia and the national average. Around 23.5% of residents left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Meadow Springs, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.3% of the population, which is far below the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.4% of residents.
13.3% ▲ +42.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Meadow Springs, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 19.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18 schools within 3 km, more than about 88% of similar areas. While there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual, the average school size is much larger than in most areas.
2.48
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
557
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Meadow Springs
18 schools — 10,033 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Meadow Springs Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 420 | 964 |
| Meadow Springs Education Support Centre, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 89 | 985 |
| Oakwood Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 973 | 1,012 |
| Frederick Irwin Anglican School, Mandurah | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,682 | 1,072 |
| Assumption Catholic Primary School, Mandurah | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 327 | 1,020 |
| Lakelands Primary School, Lakelands | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 646 | 970 |
| Mandurah Baptist College, Lakelands | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,383 | 1,049 |
| Madora Bay Primary School, Madora Bay | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 276 | 1,004 |
| St Marcellin Catholic College, Madora Bay | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 54 | 1,046 |
| North Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 250 | 914 |
| John Tonkin College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 799 | 972 |
| John Tonkin College Education Support Centre, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 32 | 939 |
| Coastal Lakes College, Lakelands | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,145 | 975 |
| Foundation Christian College, Greenfields | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 714 | 1,037 |
| Riverside Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 449 | 933 |
| Riverside Education Support Centre, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 82 | 988 |
| Greenfields Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 427 | 928 |
| Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 285 | 918 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Meadow Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50922/meadow-springs/topic/education