58.4% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Roleystone · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Roleystone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Roleystone than in most similar areas. About 58.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished their schooling, with 58.4% completing Year 12. Another 23% finished at Year 10, while 10.5% stopped at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Roleystone, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.8% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little below the Western Australian figure and well below the national average.
22.8% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 Roleystone, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 22%, followed by management and commerce at 15.7%. Society and culture accounts for 11.2% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 83% of similar areas. While school sizes are larger than most, there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
0.82
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
493
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Roleystone
11 schools — 5,428 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Roleystone Community College, Roleystone | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 640 | 1,022 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Kelmscott | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 180 | 1,039 |
| Kelmscott Primary School, Kelmscott | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 367 | 975 |
| Clifton Hills Primary School, Kelmscott | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 454 | 1,006 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 440 | 1,002 |
| Pioneer Village School, Armadale | Independent | Primary | 6.1 km | 169 | 1,027 |
| Kingsley Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 254 | 938 |
| Kelmscott Senior High School, Kelmscott | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 1,335 | 984 |
| Sowilo Community High School, Kelmscott | Independent | Secondary | 6.7 km | 78 | 945 |
| Westfield Park Primary School, Camillo | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 305 | 911 |
| John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Camillo | Independent | Combined | 7.3 km | 1,206 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Roleystone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51308/roleystone/topic/education