43.6% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stake Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stake Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 43.6% of residents in Stake Hill finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in basic schooling is mirrored in higher education, where few adults hold university degrees. The area is characterized by a workforce with mostly practical, trade-based qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower here than in the rest of Australia, with 43.6% finishing Year 12. About 26.8% of residents stopped after Year 10, and 8.2% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stake Hill, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical certificates are the norm, with 52.4% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 9.6% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
9.6% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Stake Hill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 27.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.3%. Health and Society and culture also make up a significant share of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Stake Hill has more schools within 3km than 82% of similar areas, including 10 options. These schools are typically large and have an advantage score higher than most other areas.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
722
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stake Hill
10 schools — 7,223 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Lakelands Primary School, Lakelands | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 646 | 970 |
| Mandurah Baptist College, Lakelands | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,383 | 1,049 |
| Coastal Lakes College, Lakelands | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,145 | 975 |
| Oakwood Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 973 | 1,012 |
| St Marcellin Catholic College, Madora Bay | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 54 | 1,046 |
| Meadow Springs Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 420 | 964 |
| Meadow Springs Education Support Centre, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 89 | 985 |
| Frederick Irwin Anglican School, Mandurah | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,682 | 1,072 |
| John Tonkin College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 799 | 972 |
| John Tonkin College Education Support Centre, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 32 | 939 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stake Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51404/stake-hill/topic/education