47.9% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Paradise · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Paradise
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Paradise have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 47.9% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is also seen in higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 47.9%, which is far below Western Australia's 58.0%. About 23.9% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Paradise, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.7% of residents.
8.4% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Paradise, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are often in Engineering and related fields (21.4%) or Management and commerce (14.3%). Other common areas of study include food, hospitality and personal services.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, split evenly between government and Catholic sectors. These schools are generally smaller than most, but have an advantage score that is higher than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
208
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Paradise
2 schools — 416 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Dardanup | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 195 | 1,032 |
| Dardanup Primary School, Dardanup | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 221 | 1,004 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51202/paradise/topic/education