63.9% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pearsall · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pearsall
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Strong school results define Pearsall, where 63.9% of adults completed Year 12. This is well above both the state and national figures, reflecting a community with a high level of basic schooling. While many residents hold certificates, around 23% have a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than in most similar areas, reaching 63.9%. This is well above the Western Australian rate of 58% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pearsall, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the state average but well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are common, with 33.7% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
23.0% ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 Pearsall, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Pearsall are most often in management and commerce (18.6%) or engineering and related fields (17%). Health and society and culture also make up over 10% each of the qualifications held.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar places. While the schools are larger than average and have much higher advantage scores, there are far fewer schools per child than in most other areas.
1.08
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
562
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pearsall
13 schools — 7,311 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2
| Pearsall Primary School, Pearsall | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 624 | 1,045 |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School, Hocking | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 218 | 1,047 |
| Hocking Primary School, Hocking | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 527 | 1,036 |
| Woodvale Secondary College, Woodvale | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,251 | 1,066 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Woodvale | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 454 | 1,087 |
| Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 369 | 1,070 |
| Wanneroo Secondary College, Wanneroo | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,367 | 994 |
| East Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 346 | 972 |
| Madeley Primary School, Madeley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 475 | 1,052 |
| North Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Halidon Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 190 | 1,058 |
| Ashdale Primary School, Darch | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 682 | 1,047 |
| Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 414 | 985 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pearsall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51219/pearsall/topic/education