62.5% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Padbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Padbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong focus on schooling defines Padbury, where 62.5% of residents completed Year 12. This is well above both the state and national figures. The area is highly qualified and well-supported by an extensive network of local schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 62.5%, this is well above the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Padbury, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.9% of residents.
26.1% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Padbury splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most frequent at 18.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Padbury has a very high school advantage score of 1,083, which is much higher than most similar areas. There are 43 schools within 3km, most of which are government primary schools.
3.81
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
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).
504
Higher than 72% 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 Padbury
43 schools — 21,660 students, average ICSEA 1,083.
By sector: Government 35 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| School Of Special Educational Needs: Sensory, Padbury | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 144 | — |
| School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement, Padbury | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 39 | 923 |
| South Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 373 | 1,067 |
| West Coast Language Development Centre, Padbury | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 302 | 1,033 |
| Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 160 | 1,058 |
| Padbury Catholic Primary School, Padbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 427 | 1,108 |
| Bambara Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 268 | 1,063 |
| Hillarys Primary School, Hillarys | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 522 | 1,088 |
| Duncraig Senior High School, Duncraig | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,851 | 1,079 |
| West Coast Secondary Education Support Centre, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 114 | 1,023 |
| Creaney Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 379 | 1,064 |
| Creaney Education Support Centre, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 72 | 1,056 |
| St Stephen's School, Duncraig | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 2,137 | 1,120 |
| Craigie Heights Primary School, Craigie | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 365 | 1,036 |
| Springfield Primary School, Kallaroo | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 232 | 1,053 |
| Dalmain Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 278 | 1,077 |
| Whitford Catholic Primary School, Craigie | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 637 | 1,092 |
| Glengarry Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 396 | 1,104 |
| St Mark's Anglican Community School, Hillarys | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,856 | 1,112 |
| Sorrento Primary School, Sorrento | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 442 | 1,109 |
| Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 369 | 1,070 |
| Duncraig Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 459 | 1,105 |
| West Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 382 | 1,051 |
| Sacred Heart College, Sorrento | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,508 | 1,116 |
| North Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Greenwood College, Greenwood | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 944 | 1,038 |
| Halidon Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 190 | 1,058 |
| Goollelal Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 249 | 1,059 |
| Woodvale Secondary College, Woodvale | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,251 | 1,066 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Woodvale | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 454 | 1,087 |
| Beldon Primary School, Beldon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 303 | 1,016 |
| Beldon Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 75 | 1,049 |
| Mullaloo Heights Primary School, Mullaloo | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 236 | 1,070 |
| The Montessori School, Kingsley | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 166 | 1,120 |
| Liwara Catholic Primary School, Greenwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 394 | 1,092 |
| Poynter Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| Belridge Secondary College, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 959 | 1,010 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 111 | 1,039 |
| Marmion Primary School, Marmion | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 375 | 1,121 |
| Davallia Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 553 | 1,122 |
| Mullaloo Beach Primary School, Mullaloo | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 294 | 1,077 |
| Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 336 | 1,013 |
| Hawker Park Primary School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 228 | 1,073 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Padbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51192/padbury/topic/education