50.1% ▲ +61.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Midvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Midvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over half of Midvale residents have finished Year 12, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas. While this exceeds some nearby places, it remains well below the national figure. The area's education profile is defined by a strong presence of trade certificates and a smaller proportion of university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is well below the 58.8% national average. This is a higher rate than most similar areas, though around 20.9% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Midvale, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 35.9% of the population.
13.3% ▲ +146.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 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 Midvale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Midvale are most common in Engineering and related fields at 20.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.4% and Society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3km, which is more than 86% of similar areas, though there are fewer schools per child than usual. Most of these are government-run primary schools, with an average school size of 516 students.
2.22
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
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).
516
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Midvale
15 schools — 7,744 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 5
| Moorditj Noongar Community College, Midland | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 121 | 678 |
| Midvale Primary School, Midvale | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 355 | 912 |
| Swan View Senior High School, Swan View | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 706 | 919 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Middle Swan | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 402 | 1,030 |
| St Anthony's School, Greenmount | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 390 | 1,020 |
| Swan View Primary School, Swan View | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 289 | 904 |
| Middle Swan Primary School, Stratton | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 340 | 942 |
| Greenmount Primary School, Greenmount | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 380 | 997 |
| La Salle College, Middle Swan | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,346 | 1,028 |
| Indie School Western Australia, Midland | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 362 | 942 |
| Clayton View Primary School, Koongamia | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 124 | 861 |
| Helena River Steiner School, Midland | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 101 | 1,037 |
| Woodbridge Primary School, Woodbridge | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 388 | 1,012 |
| Swan Christian College, Middle Swan | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,689 | 1,059 |
| Governor Stirling Senior High School, Woodbridge | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 751 | 961 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Midvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50948/midvale/topic/education