37.8% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Serpentine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Serpentine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Serpentine have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 37.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the qualification levels, where university degrees are much less common than in the rest of Western Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 37.8% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58% seen across Western Australia. Many residents stopped their schooling earlier, with 34.3% listing Year 10 as their highest level.
Highest year of school
View on map →Serpentine splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 11 at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 10.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are much more common at 43%.
10.1% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Serpentine, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 22.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically small, with an average of 119 students, and two-thirds are government run.
4.62
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
119
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Serpentine
3 schools — 356 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3
| Serpentine Primary School, Serpentine | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 229 | 997 |
| Eton Farm Primary School, Serpentine | Independent | Primary | 4.8 km | 59 | 1,010 |
| Jarrahdale Primary School, Jarrahdale | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 68 | 988 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Serpentine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51339/serpentine/topic/education