48.7% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Silver Sands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Silver Sands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Silver Sands have completed Year 12 than in most similar areas, though the own local figures still trail the state and national averages. While 48.7% finished high school, higher degrees are less common here than across the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost half of the population, 48.7%, have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Western Australia figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Silver Sands, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that sits around the middle for its level. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III and IV being the most common qualification at 41.9%.
15.9% ▲ +77.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Silver Sands, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 21.0%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Silver Sands has 14 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 85% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 571 students, and are mostly government-run (78.6%).
14
Higher than 84% 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).
571
Higher than 81% 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 Silver Sands
14 schools — 7,991 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| North Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 250 | 914 |
| Assumption Catholic Primary School, Mandurah | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 327 | 1,020 |
| Frederick Irwin Anglican School, Mandurah | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,682 | 1,072 |
| John Tonkin College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 799 | 972 |
| John Tonkin College Education Support Centre, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 32 | 939 |
| Meadow Springs Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 420 | 964 |
| Meadow Springs Education Support Centre, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 89 | 985 |
| Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 285 | 918 |
| Greenfields Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 427 | 928 |
| Oakwood Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 973 | 1,012 |
| Dudley Park Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 402 | 904 |
| Lakelands Primary School, Lakelands | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 646 | 970 |
| Madora Bay Primary School, Madora Bay | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 276 | 1,004 |
| Mandurah Baptist College, Lakelands | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,383 | 1,049 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Silver Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51351/silver-sands/topic/education