45.0% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Parklands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Parklands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 45% of Parklands residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in early schooling is reflected in the local qualification levels, which also sit well below the state average. The area's educational profile is defined by a high number of vocational certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of adults have finished Year 12, a result far below both the state and national averages. About 30.5% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 11.5% left at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Parklands, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 14.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.9% of residents.
14.3% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Parklands, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 22.5%, followed by Health at 13% and Management and commerce at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Parklands has more schools within 3km than about 87% of similar areas, with 17 options available. These schools are larger than most, and about 70.6% are government-run.
17
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).
573
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Parklands
17 schools — 9,748 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Meadow Springs Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 420 | 964 |
| Meadow Springs Education Support Centre, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 89 | 985 |
| Oakwood Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 973 | 1,012 |
| Lakelands Primary School, Lakelands | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 646 | 970 |
| Mandurah Baptist College, Lakelands | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,383 | 1,049 |
| Frederick Irwin Anglican School, Mandurah | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,682 | 1,072 |
| Madora Bay Primary School, Madora Bay | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 276 | 1,004 |
| St Marcellin Catholic College, Madora Bay | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 54 | 1,046 |
| Assumption Catholic Primary School, Mandurah | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 327 | 1,020 |
| Coastal Lakes College, Lakelands | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,145 | 975 |
| John Tonkin College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 799 | 972 |
| John Tonkin College Education Support Centre, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 32 | 939 |
| North Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 250 | 914 |
| Foundation Christian College, Greenfields | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 714 | 1,037 |
| Riverside Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 449 | 933 |
| Riverside Education Support Centre, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 82 | 988 |
| Greenfields Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 427 | 928 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Parklands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51208/parklands/topic/education