71.5% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Lake · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Lake
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 71% of people in North Lake have completed Year 12, making it one of the most educated areas of its kind. This strong foundation is reflected in the high number of adults with university degrees, far exceeding both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A far higher proportion of residents finished high school here than in the rest of Western Australia, with 71.5% completing Year 12. This is 14 points above the state average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Lake, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common in North Lake, where 36.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
36.6% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 36.6%
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 North Lake, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. There are 23 schools within 3 km, mostly government-run primary schools.
23
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).
518
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,083
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Lake
23 schools — 11,919 students, average ICSEA 1,083.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Kennedy Baptist College, Murdoch | Independent | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,244 | 1,113 |
| Blue Gum Montessori School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 192 | 1,156 |
| Bibra Lake Primary School, Bibra Lake | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 378 | 1,031 |
| North Lake Senior Campus, Kardinya | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 335 | 991 |
| Perth Waldorf School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 561 | 1,091 |
| Leeming Senior High School, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,164 | 1,077 |
| Leeming Senior High School Education Support Centre, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 146 | 1,036 |
| Kardinya Primary School, Kardinya | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 433 | 1,087 |
| Coolbellup Community School, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 153 | 905 |
| Coolbellup Learning Centre, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 58 | 961 |
| West Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 433 | 1,126 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| South Lake Primary School, South Lake | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 280 | 979 |
| Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 367 | 1,107 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| Samson Primary School, Samson | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 342 | 1,065 |
| Lakeland Senior High School, South Lake | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 566 | 944 |
| Bull Creek Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 405 | 1,139 |
| Seton Catholic College, Samson | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,091 | 1,048 |
| Banksia Park Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 286 | 1,109 |
| Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 646 | 1,174 |
| East Hamilton Hill Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 257 | 1,016 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Hilton | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 190 | 1,064 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51144/north-lake/topic/education