65.1% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mullaloo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mullaloo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 65% of residents in Mullaloo have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local workforce, where many adults hold a university degree or a trade certificate. It is an area where education levels are much higher than in most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is at 65.1%, which is well above the Western Australian rate of 58%. This is much higher than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mullaloo, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 27.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more. This is well above the state average and higher than most similar areas.
27.3% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mullaloo splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 19.1%, followed by management and commerce at 17.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,055, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 27 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.64
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
488
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mullaloo
27 schools — 13,185 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| Mullaloo Heights Primary School, Mullaloo | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 236 | 1,070 |
| Mullaloo Beach Primary School, Mullaloo | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 294 | 1,077 |
| Beldon Primary School, Beldon | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 303 | 1,016 |
| Beldon Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 75 | 1,049 |
| Whitford Catholic Primary School, Craigie | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 637 | 1,092 |
| Ocean Reef Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 192 | 1,043 |
| Springfield Primary School, Kallaroo | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 232 | 1,053 |
| Craigie Heights Primary School, Craigie | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 365 | 1,036 |
| Belridge Secondary College, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 959 | 1,010 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 111 | 1,039 |
| St Mark's Anglican Community School, Hillarys | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,856 | 1,112 |
| Poseidon Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 267 | 1,018 |
| Ocean Reef Senior High School, Ocean Reef | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,353 | 1,055 |
| Heathridge Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 191 | 1,011 |
| Bambara Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 268 | 1,063 |
| Eddystone Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 322 | 1,013 |
| Prendiville Catholic College, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,086 | 1,073 |
| St Simon Peter Catholic Primary School, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 587 | 1,086 |
| Connolly Primary School, Connolly | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 384 | 1,062 |
| West Coast Language Development Centre, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 302 | 1,033 |
| Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 160 | 1,058 |
| School Of Special Educational Needs: Sensory, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 144 | — |
| School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement, Padbury | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 39 | 923 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 516 | 1,070 |
| Mater Dei College, Edgewater | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,047 | 1,056 |
| Alta-1 College - Joondalup Campus, Joondalup | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 845 | 950 |
| Edgewater Primary School, Edgewater | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 414 | 1,064 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mullaloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51047/mullaloo/topic/education