52.9% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Nasura · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Nasura
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the national figure, only 52.9% of people in Mount Nasura have completed Year 12. While this is higher than in many similar areas, the suburb faces a significant gap compared to Western Australia and the rest of the country. Most adults here hold trade certificates or diplomas rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the 58.8% national average. Around 23.4% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Nasura, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the state or nation, with 17.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.3% of adults.
17.4% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 Mount Nasura, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Mount Nasura are most often trained in engineering and related fields, at 19.2%, followed by management and commerce at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools within 3km than about 90% of similar places, though the average school size is larger than most. Most of these are government primary schools.
21
Higher than 87% 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.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Nasura
21 schools — 9,702 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Kingsley Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 254 | 938 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 440 | 1,002 |
| Pioneer Village School, Armadale | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 169 | 1,027 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Kelmscott | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 180 | 1,039 |
| Sowilo Community High School, Kelmscott | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 78 | 945 |
| Kelmscott Primary School, Kelmscott | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 367 | 975 |
| John Calvin Christian College, Armadale | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 366 | 1,042 |
| Kelmscott Senior High School, Kelmscott | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,335 | 984 |
| Challis Community Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 830 | 936 |
| Armadale Senior High School, Armadale | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 762 | 920 |
| Armadale Education Support Centre, Armadale | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 93 | 952 |
| Neerigen Brook Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 302 | 911 |
| Clifton Hills Primary School, Kelmscott | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 454 | 1,006 |
| Grovelands Primary School, Camillo | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 335 | 898 |
| Cecil Andrews College, Armadale | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 767 | 886 |
| Dale Christian College WA, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 657 | 1,001 |
| Westfield Park Primary School, Camillo | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 305 | 911 |
| Gwynne Park Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 525 | 879 |
| Gwynne Park Education Support Centre, Armadale | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 94 | 972 |
| Kelmscott John Calvin School, Champion Lakes | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 183 | 1,043 |
| John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Camillo | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,206 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Nasura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51026/mount-nasura/topic/education