44.7% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Middle Swan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Middle Swan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Middle Swan have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 44.7% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in formal schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the share of people with a university degree is much lower than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have finished Year 12, a result that is far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%. About 26.9% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Middle Swan, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.8% of people.
11.9% ▲ +96.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Middle Swan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related fields at 20.5%, followed by management and commerce at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by 20 schools within 3km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than average, with 60% being government-run.
7.72
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
536
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Middle Swan
20 schools — 10,729 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Swan Christian College, Middle Swan | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,689 | 1,059 |
| Middle Swan Primary School, Stratton | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 340 | 942 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Middle Swan | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 402 | 1,030 |
| Moorditj Noongar Community College, Midland | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 121 | 678 |
| La Salle College, Middle Swan | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,346 | 1,028 |
| Midvale Primary School, Midvale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 355 | 912 |
| Helena River Steiner School, Midland | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 101 | 1,037 |
| Swan View Senior High School, Swan View | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 706 | 919 |
| Herne Hill Primary School, Herne Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 190 | 983 |
| Swan View Primary School, Swan View | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 289 | 904 |
| Caversham Primary School, West Swan | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 404 | 1,035 |
| Indie School Western Australia, Midland | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 362 | 942 |
| Woodbridge Primary School, Woodbridge | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 388 | 1,012 |
| St Anthony's School, Greenmount | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 390 | 1,020 |
| Governor Stirling Senior High School, Woodbridge | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 751 | 961 |
| Greenmount Primary School, Greenmount | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 380 | 997 |
| Dayton Primary School, Dayton | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 404 | 1,041 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Dayton | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 207 | 1,054 |
| Caversham Valley Primary School, Caversham | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 679 | 1,035 |
| Guildford Grammar School, Guildford | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,225 | 1,100 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Middle Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50944/middle-swan/topic/education