36.9% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Milpara · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Milpara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.9% of residents in Milpara have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a trend of lower formal schooling levels compared to most other areas. Higher education is also uncommon here, with very few adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 36.9%, which is far below both Western Australia and the national average. About 34.7% of residents finished Year 10, while 9.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Milpara splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 11 at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 7.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 44.7% of the group.
7.6% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Milpara, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.5%, followed by Management and Commerce at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3km, which is more than 83% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size is 365 students.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
365
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Milpara
11 schools — 4,010 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Albany Secondary Education Support Centre, Albany | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 60 | 944 |
| North Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 881 | 959 |
| Mount Lockyer Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 599 | 926 |
| Yakamia Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 437 | 968 |
| Parklands School, Albany | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 112 | 1,063 |
| John Calvin School (Albany), Albany | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 169 | 1,000 |
| Bethel Christian School, Albany | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 318 | 1,019 |
| Spencer Park Primary School, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 303 | 938 |
| Spencer Park Education Support Centre, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 60 | 930 |
| St Joseph's College, Albany | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 675 | 1,023 |
| Albany Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 396 | 1,024 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Milpara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50957/milpara/topic/education