50.7% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sawyers Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sawyers Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Sawyers Valley hold qualifications than in most similar areas, though they still fall short of state and national figures. Only about half the population finished Year 12, which is well below the Australian average of 58.8%. This creates a profile where higher education is more common than in nearby spots, but overall schooling rates remain low.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.7% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Western Australian average of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sawyers Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.7%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 40.4%.
17.7% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 Sawyers Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study for 24.4% of qualified residents, followed by management and commerce at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per child than most similar places, with seven schools within 3km. Most are primary schools, and they have a school advantage score of 1,020, which is higher than most areas.
5.78
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
359
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sawyers Valley
7 schools — 2,516 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Sawyers Valley Primary School, Sawyers Valley | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 150 | 1,017 |
| Mundaring Christian College, Mundaring | Independent | Primary | 9.3 km | 809 | 1,051 |
| Sacred Heart School, Mundaring | Catholic | Primary | 9.7 km | 164 | 1,041 |
| Mount Helena Primary School, Mount Helena | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 136 | 971 |
| Eastern Hills Senior High School, Mount Helena | Government | Secondary | 10.0 km | 789 | 998 |
| Mundaring Primary School, Mundaring | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 336 | 1,027 |
| Chidlow Primary School, Chidlow | Government | Primary | 12.0 km | 132 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sawyers Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51328/sawyers-valley/topic/education