59.7% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Quinns Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Quinns Rocks
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher rate of high school completion has emerged in Quinns Rocks, where 59.7% of residents finished Year 12. This figure is a little above the Western Australian average and suggests a local trend toward completing secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 58% and about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Quinns Rocks, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.7% of the population, which is well below both the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.5% of residents.
16.7% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Quinns Rocks, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 18.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 22 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. While the average school size is much higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.14
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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.
1,011
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Quinns Rocks
22 schools — 12,596 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Quinns Beach Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 385 | 970 |
| Quinns Rocks Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| Alkimos Baptist College, Merriwa | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 368 | 1,038 |
| Merriwa Primary School, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 362 | 952 |
| Merriwa Education Support Centre, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 106 | 983 |
| Irene McCormack Catholic College, Butler | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 665 | 1,013 |
| Peter Moyes Anglican Community School, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,441 | 1,084 |
| Mindarie Senior College, Mindarie | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 754 | 1,045 |
| Quinns Baptist College, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,101 | 1,061 |
| Butler College, Butler | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,039 | 965 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Butler | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 411 | 1,030 |
| Butler Primary School, Butler | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 530 | 984 |
| Clarkson Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 270 | 924 |
| Mindarie Primary School, Mindarie | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 735 | 1,052 |
| East Butler Primary School, Butler | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 244 | 972 |
| Clarkson Community High School, Clarkson | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 325 | 923 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Clarkson | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 327 | 1,046 |
| Youth Futures Community School, Clarkson | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 367 | 912 |
| John Butler Primary College, Butler | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 453 | 986 |
| Somerly Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 454 | 975 |
| Alkimos College, Alkimos | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,219 | 1,006 |
| Alkimos Primary School, Alkimos | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 682 | 988 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Quinns Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51278/quinns-rocks/topic/education