57.9% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Piesse Brook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Piesse Brook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a quarter of adults in Piesse Brook hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This creates a highly qualified local population, with a typical school-leaving pattern that mirrors the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.9% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Western Australian and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Piesse Brook, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 27.3% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 23.8% and about the same as the Australian average.
27.3% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 Piesse Brook, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 20.5%, followed by management and commerce at 17.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas, and these schools have an advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
348
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Piesse Brook
14 schools — 4,870 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Gooseberry Hill Primary School, Gooseberry Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 429 | 1,069 |
| Kalamunda Senior High School, Kalamunda | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,156 | 1,030 |
| Kalamunda Secondary Education Support Centre, Kalamunda | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 45 | 1,000 |
| Kalamunda Primary School, Kalamunda | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 368 | 1,059 |
| Kalamunda Primary Education Support Centre, Kalamunda | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 69 | 1,015 |
| Mary's Mount Primary School, Gooseberry Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 196 | 1,075 |
| Walliston Primary School, Walliston | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 344 | 1,041 |
| Darlington Primary School, Darlington | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 375 | 1,117 |
| Treetops Montessori School, Darlington | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 153 | 1,083 |
| Falls Road Primary School, Lesmurdie | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 298 | 1,067 |
| Kalamunda Christian School, Walliston | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 150 | 1,080 |
| St Brigid's College, Lesmurdie | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 812 | 1,060 |
| Helena Valley Primary School, Helena Valley | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 334 | 1,022 |
| Carmel Adventist College Primary School, Bickley | Independent | Primary | 5.3 km | 141 | 1,081 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Piesse Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51240/piesse-brook/topic/education