77.5% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 73.3%
- 2021: 77.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Piara Waters · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Piara Waters
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than three-quarters of Piara Waters residents have completed Year 12, making it a highly educated area. This strong academic foundation is reflected in the high proportion of adults with university degrees and a school system with significant advantage compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 77.5% of residents finishing school compared to 58.8% across Australia. This is among the highest rates for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Piara Waters, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, as 37.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
37.7% ▲ +67.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 37.7%
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 Piara Waters, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 19.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than usual, with an average size of 921 students and an advantage score much higher than most areas. While there are 16 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.09
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
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).
921
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Piara Waters
16 schools — 14,743 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 5 · Secondary 2
| Piara Waters Primary School, Piara Waters | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 1,070 | 1,078 |
| Piara Waters Senior High School, Piara Waters | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 558 | 1,065 |
| Aspiri Primary School, Piara Waters | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 1,024 | 1,091 |
| Riva Primary School, Piara Waters | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 854 | 1,066 |
| Harrisdale Senior High School, Harrisdale | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 2,303 | 1,072 |
| St John Bosco College, Piara Waters | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,243 | 1,063 |
| Harrisdale Primary School, Harrisdale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 1,028 | 1,092 |
| North Harrisdale Primary School, Harrisdale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 805 | 1,077 |
| Carey Baptist College, Harrisdale | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,484 | 1,114 |
| Treeby Primary School, Treeby | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 559 | 1,083 |
| Carey Baptist College Forrestdale, Forrestdale | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 760 | 1,081 |
| Forrestdale Primary School, Forrestdale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 264 | 990 |
| Providence Christian College, Southern River | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,041 | 1,109 |
| Ranford Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 646 | 1,102 |
| Australian Islamic College (Forrestdale), Forrestdale | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 599 | 1,042 |
| Atwell Primary School, Atwell | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 505 | 1,047 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Piara Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51234/piara-waters/topic/education