67.6% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murdoch · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Murdoch
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of people in Murdoch have finished high school and earned degrees than the state or national average. Around 67.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the Australian figure of 58.8%. This creates a highly qualified local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 67.6%. This is well above both Western Australia's 58.0% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murdoch, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High school success is matched by university degrees, with 30.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
30.6% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 30.6%
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 Murdoch, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 32 schools within 3km, among the largest number for its level. These schools are typically large, with an average size of 696 students.
3.36
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 89% 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).
696
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,106
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Murdoch
32 schools — 22,265 students, average ICSEA 1,106.
By sector: Government 26 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Kennedy Baptist College, Murdoch | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,244 | 1,113 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| Kardinya Primary School, Kardinya | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 433 | 1,087 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| West Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 433 | 1,126 |
| Leeming Senior High School, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,164 | 1,077 |
| Leeming Senior High School Education Support Centre, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 146 | 1,036 |
| Blue Gum Montessori School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 192 | 1,156 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| North Lake Senior Campus, Kardinya | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 335 | 991 |
| Bull Creek Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 405 | 1,139 |
| Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 367 | 1,107 |
| Bibra Lake Primary School, Bibra Lake | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 378 | 1,031 |
| Coolbellup Community School, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 153 | 905 |
| Coolbellup Learning Centre, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 58 | 961 |
| Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 646 | 1,174 |
| Perth Waldorf School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 561 | 1,091 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| Samson Primary School, Samson | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 342 | 1,065 |
| All Saints' College, Bull Creek | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,374 | 1,162 |
| Banksia Park Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 286 | 1,109 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 227 | 991 |
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School, Rossmoyne | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 2,824 | 1,135 |
| South Lake Primary School, South Lake | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 280 | 979 |
| Willetton Senior High School, Willetton | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 2,767 | 1,131 |
| Seton Catholic College, Samson | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,091 | 1,048 |
| Castlereagh School, Willetton | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 75 | 1,070 |
| Burrendah Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 554 | 1,122 |
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 670 | 1,119 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murdoch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51064/murdoch/topic/education