62.1% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Myaree · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Myaree
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly one third of adults in Myaree hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly educated area. Residents have a strong history of finishing school and pursuing higher learning, with university qualifications far more common here than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common in Myaree than in most similar areas, with 62.1% of residents finishing their final year. This is well above the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Myaree, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area's high level of schooling is matched by university success, as 30.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 23.8% seen across Western Australia.
30.8% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 30.8%
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 Myaree, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several professional fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 19.4%, followed by engineering and health, which both sit at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Myaree is home to larger schools than most areas, with an average size of 656 students. There are 21 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas, and the average school advantage score is among the highest at this level.
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).
656
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,113
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Myaree
21 schools — 13,783 students, average ICSEA 1,113.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 670 | 1,119 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 227 | 991 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Kardinya Primary School, Kardinya | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 433 | 1,087 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School, Palmyra | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 156 | 1,116 |
| Bicton Primary School, Bicton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 562 | 1,113 |
| Palmyra Primary School, Palmyra | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 536 | 1,113 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| St Benedict's School, Applecross | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 336 | 1,152 |
| Samson Primary School, Samson | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 342 | 1,065 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Myaree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51069/myaree/topic/education