48.4% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Roelands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Roelands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates Roelands from the national average in school completions, with only 48.4% of people finishing Year 12. This trend continues into higher education, where the area falls well below Western Australian and national figures for university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 28.2% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Roelands, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below the Western Australian average. Trade certificates are much more common here, with 41.5% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
15.5% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 Roelands, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 26.2%, followed by management and commerce at 14.8% and health at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 13 schools within 3 km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is larger than in most areas.
4.74
Higher than 58% 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).
463
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Roelands
13 schools — 6,015 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Hope Christian College, Roelands | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 408 | 1,004 |
| River Valley Primary School, Burekup | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 70 | 959 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Brunswick | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 85 | 1,029 |
| Brunswick Junction Primary School, Brunswick Junction | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 56 | 892 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Australind | Catholic | Secondary | 10.1 km | 968 | 1,019 |
| Treendale Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 10.7 km | 553 | 984 |
| Glen Huon Primary School, Eaton | Government | Primary | 10.9 km | 511 | 957 |
| Kingston Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 10.9 km | 582 | 969 |
| Eaton Community College, Eaton | Government | Secondary | 11.4 km | 449 | 949 |
| Australind Senior High School, Australind | Government | Secondary | 11.5 km | 1,079 | 964 |
| Australind Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 11.5 km | 182 | 953 |
| Leschenault Catholic Primary School, Australind | Catholic | Primary | 11.8 km | 422 | 1,030 |
| Parkfield Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 12.1 km | 650 | 999 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Roelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51307/roelands/topic/education