68.4% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Palmyra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Palmyra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Palmyra, where over a third of adults hold a university degree. This high academic achievement is reflected in the local school results and the fact that nearly 68% of residents finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is common here, with 68.4% of people finishing their secondary schooling. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 58% and well above the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Palmyra, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very prevalent, as 35.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Western Australian average of 23.8% and well above the Australian figure.
35.3% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 35.3%
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 Palmyra, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by health at 14.1% and engineering at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have much higher advantage scores than most areas. While there are 29 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar places.
1.44
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
552
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,088
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Palmyra
29 schools — 15,999 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Palmyra Primary School, Palmyra | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 536 | 1,113 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School, Palmyra | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 156 | 1,116 |
| Bicton Primary School, Bicton | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 562 | 1,113 |
| Richmond Primary School, East Fremantle | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 461 | 1,156 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 227 | 991 |
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 670 | 1,119 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| East Fremantle Primary School, Fremantle | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 409 | 1,149 |
| White Gum Valley Primary School, White Gum Valley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 246 | 1,119 |
| Hilton Primary School, Hilton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 386 | 1,065 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| John Curtin College Of The Arts, Fremantle | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,768 | 1,129 |
| North Fremantle Primary School, North Fremantle | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 157 | 1,112 |
| Fremantle College, Beaconsfield | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,312 | 1,004 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| Christian Brothers' College, Fremantle | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 954 | 1,092 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Hilton | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 190 | 1,064 |
| Seton Catholic College, Samson | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,091 | 1,048 |
| Christ the King School, Beaconsfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 304 | 1,069 |
| Winterfold Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 321 | 1,057 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Fremantle | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 112 | 1,054 |
| Fremantle Primary School, Fremantle | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 201 | 1,143 |
| Samson Primary School, Samson | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 342 | 1,065 |
| Beaconsfield Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 551 | 1,090 |
| East Hamilton Hill Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 257 | 1,016 |
| Kardinya Primary School, Kardinya | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 433 | 1,087 |
| North Lake Senior Campus, Kardinya | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 335 | 991 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Palmyra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51197/palmyra/topic/education