47.1% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Midland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Midland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Midland have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While the area has more schools within 3km than most, a smaller proportion of residents hold university degrees compared to the rest of Western Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. About one in five people left school at Year 10, while 9.4% left in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Midland, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 12.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state average of 23.8%. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.6% of residents.
12.9% ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Midland, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 14.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Midland has 17 schools within 3km, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than in other areas, with an average size of 546 students.
2.53
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
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).
546
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,006
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Midland
17 schools — 9,284 students, average ICSEA 1,006.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Indie School Western Australia, Midland | Independent | Secondary | 0.6 km | 362 | 942 |
| Helena River Steiner School, Midland | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 101 | 1,037 |
| Midvale Primary School, Midvale | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 355 | 912 |
| Woodbridge Primary School, Woodbridge | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 388 | 1,012 |
| La Salle College, Middle Swan | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,346 | 1,028 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Middle Swan | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 402 | 1,030 |
| Governor Stirling Senior High School, Woodbridge | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 751 | 961 |
| Moorditj Noongar Community College, Midland | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 121 | 678 |
| Guildford Grammar School, Guildford | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,225 | 1,100 |
| Swan View Senior High School, Swan View | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 706 | 919 |
| St Anthony's School, Greenmount | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 390 | 1,020 |
| Clayton View Primary School, Koongamia | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 124 | 861 |
| Greenmount Primary School, Greenmount | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 380 | 997 |
| Swan Christian College, Middle Swan | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,689 | 1,059 |
| Middle Swan Primary School, Stratton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 340 | 942 |
| Swan View Primary School, Swan View | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 289 | 904 |
| Guildford Primary School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 315 | 1,044 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Midland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50947/midland/topic/education