64.5% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nollamara · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nollamara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 64% of Nollamara residents have completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This is a well-educated area where people are far more likely to hold high-level qualifications than in most other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is common here, with 64.5% of people finishing school. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nollamara, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 28.7% of adults, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the state figure and a little above the national average.
28.7% ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 28.7%
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 Nollamara, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1% and society and culture at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 46 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Government schools make up 60.9% of the sector, and most are primary schools.
1.38
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 91% 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).
431
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nollamara
46 schools — 19,824 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 28 · Independent 9 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 31 · Combined 8 · Secondary 7
| Nollamara Primary School, Nollamara | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 390 | 981 |
| West Coast Steiner School, Nollamara | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 172 | 1,101 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 410 | 968 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 575 | 945 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 116 | 977 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Nollamara | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 192 | 1,071 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| Westminster Primary School, Westminster | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 372 | 971 |
| Westminster Education Support Centre, Westminster | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 97 | 979 |
| Y School WA, Mirrabooka | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 103 | 944 |
| St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 200 | 1,060 |
| Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 292 | 1,064 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 213 | 937 |
| Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 363 | 1,083 |
| Tuart Hill Primary School, Tuart Hill | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 648 | 1,066 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 11 | 1,102 |
| Takari Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 193 | 1,055 |
| Yokine Primary School, Yokine | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 313 | 1,073 |
| John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Mirrabooka | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,702 | 1,075 |
| Majella Catholic Primary School, Balga | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 233 | 958 |
| Gladys Newton School, Balga | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 157 | 1,008 |
| Carmel School, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 390 | 1,149 |
| Servite College, Tuart Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,032 | 1,058 |
| Warriapendi Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 266 | 965 |
| St Kieran Catholic Primary School, Tuart Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 427 | 1,067 |
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 262 | 1,057 |
| St Andrew's Grammar, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 796 | 1,078 |
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| Balcatta Senior High School, Balcatta | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,088 | 1,045 |
| Balga Senior High School, Balga | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 596 | 909 |
| Our Lady's Assumption School, Dianella | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 371 | 1,094 |
| Dryandra Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 176 | 883 |
| North Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 276 | 922 |
| St Denis School, Joondanna | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 200 | 1,123 |
| West Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 495 | 1,070 |
| Boyare Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 176 | 887 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
| Australian Islamic College (Dianella), Dianella | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 868 | 1,018 |
| Mercy College, Koondoola | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,574 | 988 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 711 | 973 |
| Sir David Brand School, Coolbinia | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 63 | 1,032 |
| Coolbinia Primary School, Coolbinia | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 401 | 1,139 |
| North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 337 | 1,016 |
| West Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 303 | 1,044 |
| Infant Jesus School, Morley | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 420 | 1,083 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nollamara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51122/nollamara/topic/education