59.3% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Morley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Morley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More high-than-average school completion rates define Morley, where 59.3% of residents finished Year 12. This stands out against most similar areas and is slightly above the Western Australian figure. While schooling levels are strong, university degrees are less common than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This result is a little above the Western Australian average of 58% and sits about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Morley, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 27.9% and bachelor degrees at 26.6%.
22.3% ▲ +55.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Morley splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Morley has 53 schools within 3 kilometres, among the largest number at this level, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
1.65
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
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).
462
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Morley
53 schools — 24,474 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 39 · Catholic 7 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 38 · Secondary 11 · Combined 4
| Weld Square Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 158 | 1,053 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 394 | 1,017 |
| Morley Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 228 | 1,027 |
| Embleton Primary School, Embleton | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 199 | 955 |
| Noranda Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 352 | 1,020 |
| Infant Jesus School, Morley | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 420 | 1,083 |
| John Forrest Secondary College, Morley | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,122 | 1,026 |
| Hampton Senior High School, Morley | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,092 | 983 |
| West Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 303 | 1,044 |
| North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 337 | 1,016 |
| Camboon Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 322 | 1,019 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 496 | 1,066 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Bedford | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,738 | 1,079 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
| West Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 429 | 959 |
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| Anzac Terrace Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 364 | 1,025 |
| Durham Road School, Bayswater | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 242 | 992 |
| Kiara College, Kiara | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 620 | 804 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Inglewood | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 626 | 1,107 |
| Our Lady's Assumption School, Dianella | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 371 | 1,094 |
| Australian Islamic College (Dianella), Dianella | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 868 | 1,018 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 460 | 1,102 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 431 | 1,064 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 630 | 1,127 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 11 | 1,102 |
| St Andrew's Grammar, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 796 | 1,078 |
| Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 273 | 813 |
| St Columba's School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 414 | 1,125 |
| Eden Hill Primary School, Eden Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 414 | 1,019 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 363 | 1,083 |
| Ashfield Primary School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 165 | 923 |
| Carmel School, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 390 | 1,149 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 671 | 962 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Education Support Centre, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 48 | 973 |
| Lockridge Primary School, Lockridge | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 282 | 851 |
| South Ballajura Education Support Centre, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 97 | 999 |
| Beechboro Christian School, Bennett Springs | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 305 | 1,072 |
| St Michael's School, Bassendean | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 208 | 1,109 |
| South Ballajura Primary School, Ballajura | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 355 | 939 |
| Casa Mia Montessori Community School, Bassendean | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 53 | 1,094 |
| East Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 362 | 969 |
| Yokine Primary School, Yokine | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 313 | 1,073 |
| Maylands Peninsula Primary School, Maylands | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 740 | 1,086 |
| Boyare Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 176 | 887 |
| Bassendean Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 380 | 1,096 |
| Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 2,041 | 1,103 |
| Mount Lawley Primary School, Mount Lawley | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 543 | 1,155 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 410 | 968 |
| Y School WA, Mirrabooka | Independent | Secondary | 5.2 km | 103 | 944 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 575 | 945 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 116 | 977 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Morley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50998/morley/topic/education