46.5% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Richon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Richon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Mount Richon finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with only 46.5% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in the broader Western Australian and national populations.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. Many residents stopped their schooling earlier, with 28.3% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Richon, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 13.7% of adults, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.6% of people.
13.7% ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Richon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 22.8%, followed by Management and Commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mount Richon has 17 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. Over half of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
17
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).
387
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 68% 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 Richon
17 schools — 6,581 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Armadale Senior High School, Armadale | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 762 | 920 |
| Armadale Education Support Centre, Armadale | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 93 | 952 |
| Pioneer Village School, Armadale | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 169 | 1,027 |
| Australian Christian College - Darling Downs, Brookdale | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 201 | 1,028 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 440 | 1,002 |
| Gwynne Park Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 525 | 879 |
| Gwynne Park Education Support Centre, Armadale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 94 | 972 |
| Dale Christian College WA, Armadale | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 657 | 1,001 |
| John Calvin Christian College, Armadale | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 366 | 1,042 |
| Neerigen Brook Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 302 | 911 |
| Xavier Catholic School, Hilbert | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 410 | 1,023 |
| Southern Hills Christian College, Bedfordale | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 453 | 1,020 |
| Kingsley Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 254 | 938 |
| Challis Community Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 830 | 936 |
| Cecil Andrews College, Armadale | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 767 | 886 |
| Sowilo Community High School, Kelmscott | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 78 | 945 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Kelmscott | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 180 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Richon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51031/mount-richon/topic/education