58.3% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Middleton Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Middleton Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of adults in Middleton Beach hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This educational attainment makes it a highly qualified area compared to most other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 58.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Middleton Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualifications are high here, with 29.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 23.8% seen across Western Australia and 26.3% nationally.
29.4% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 Middleton Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Health at 18.7%, followed by Management and Commerce at 17% and Education at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3 km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger and have a higher advantage score than those in most other areas.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
510
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
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 Middleton Beach
7 schools — 3,569 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 830 | 995 |
| Albany Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 396 | 1,024 |
| Spencer Park Primary School, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 303 | 938 |
| Spencer Park Education Support Centre, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 60 | 930 |
| St Joseph's College, Albany | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 675 | 1,023 |
| Australian Christian College - Southlands, Albany | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 987 | 1,036 |
| Bethel Christian School, Albany | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 318 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Middleton Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50946/middleton-beach/topic/education