41.4% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Orange Grove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Orange Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Orange Grove finished Year 12, reflecting a local workforce with a strong focus on trade and vocational skills. This trend is clear in the qualification data, where the typical resident is more likely to hold a certificate than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures of around 58%. The most common highest level of schooling is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 28.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Orange Grove, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 14.0% of adults, which is well below the Western Australian average of 23.8%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 37.4% of people.
14.0% ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Orange Grove, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 26.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by 15 schools within 3 km, a count that is larger than about 86% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government-run (73.3%) and tend to be larger than those in most other areas.
11.63
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
448
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Orange Grove
15 schools — 6,723 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Orange Grove Primary School, Orange Grove | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 158 | 973 |
| Yule Brook College, Maddington | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 311 | 868 |
| East Maddington Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 396 | 970 |
| Bramfield Park Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 332 | 936 |
| Lesmurdie Senior High School, Lesmurdie | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 976 | 1,028 |
| Mazenod College, Lesmurdie | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 862 | 1,060 |
| Lesmurdie Primary School, Lesmurdie | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 304 | 1,049 |
| Lumen Christi College, Martin | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,018 | 1,004 |
| St Francis' School, Maddington | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 39 | 975 |
| Maddington Primary School, Maddington | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 239 | 974 |
| Maddington Education Support Centre, Maddington | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 74 | 1,019 |
| East Kenwick Primary School, Kenwick | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 385 | 913 |
| Rehoboth Christian College, Kenwick | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,009 | 1,119 |
| Gosnells Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 434 | 950 |
| Forrestfield Primary School, Forrestfield | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 186 | 949 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Orange Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51185/orange-grove/topic/education