50.8% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mirrabooka · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mirrabooka
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A notable gap in higher education marks Mirrabooka, where only 11.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure and is one of the lowest rates among similar areas. While more people here have finished Year 12 than in many comparable spots, the area still trails Western Australia and the rest of the country in overall schooling levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Western Australian rate of 58.0% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mirrabooka, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 9 or below is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the state (23.8%) and national (26.3%) figures. Trade qualifications are more common, with 30.4% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.9% ▲ +50.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 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 Mirrabooka, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with management and commerce (15.9%) and engineering (15.4%) being the most common, followed by society and culture at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 49 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Government schools make up the bulk of the sector at 69.4%.
1.78
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 92% 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).
386
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher 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 Mirrabooka
49 schools — 18,897 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 8 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 35 · Combined 7 · Secondary 7
| Boyare Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 176 | 887 |
| Dryandra Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 176 | 883 |
| John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Mirrabooka | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,702 | 1,075 |
| St Andrew's Grammar, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 796 | 1,078 |
| Y School WA, Mirrabooka | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 103 | 944 |
| Mercy College, Koondoola | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,574 | 988 |
| Majella Catholic Primary School, Balga | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 233 | 958 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| Waddington Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 82 | 834 |
| Gladys Newton School, Balga | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 157 | 1,008 |
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 213 | 937 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 575 | 945 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 116 | 977 |
| Warriapendi Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 266 | 965 |
| Balga Senior High School, Balga | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 596 | 909 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 410 | 968 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 711 | 973 |
| Burbridge School, Koondoola | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 64 | 987 |
| Koondoola Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 279 | 871 |
| Roseworth Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 299 | 899 |
| Roseworth Education Support Centre, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 70 | 959 |
| Camboon Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 322 | 1,019 |
| Westminster Primary School, Westminster | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 372 | 971 |
| Westminster Education Support Centre, Westminster | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 97 | 979 |
| Ballajura Community College, Ballajura | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 929 | 960 |
| North Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 276 | 922 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Nollamara | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 192 | 1,071 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 11 | 1,102 |
| Nollamara Primary School, Nollamara | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 390 | 981 |
| Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 363 | 1,083 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School, Ballajura | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 393 | 1,016 |
| West Coast Steiner School, Nollamara | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 172 | 1,101 |
| North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 337 | 1,016 |
| Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 458 | 899 |
| Alinjarra Primary School, Alexander Heights | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 339 | 977 |
| West Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 303 | 1,044 |
| Hudson Park Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 212 | 937 |
| Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 674 | 1,017 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, Girrawheen | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 334 | 997 |
| Our Lady's Assumption School, Dianella | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 371 | 1,094 |
| Illawarra Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 310 | 987 |
| St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 200 | 1,060 |
| Carmel School, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 390 | 1,149 |
| Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 292 | 1,064 |
| Rawlinson Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 405 | 952 |
| Yokine Primary School, Yokine | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 313 | 1,073 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mirrabooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50970/mirrabooka/topic/education