64.4% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stirling · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stirling
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling have become more common in Stirling over the last decade. A striking 64.4% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This strong educational foundation is reflected in the high number of adults who hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 64.4% of people completing it. This is well above the 58% seen across both Western Australia and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stirling, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common in Stirling, where 32.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
32.2% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 32.2%
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 Stirling, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 23.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Stirling has one of the largest concentrations of schools for an area its size, with 42 within 3km. These schools are generally larger than those in most other areas and have much higher advantage scores.
42
Higher than 90% 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).
486
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,083
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stirling
42 schools — 20,394 students, average ICSEA 1,083.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 8 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Balcatta Senior High School, Balcatta | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,088 | 1,045 |
| West Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 495 | 1,070 |
| Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 292 | 1,064 |
| St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 200 | 1,060 |
| Takari Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 193 | 1,055 |
| Lake Gwelup Primary School, Gwelup | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 552 | 1,126 |
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 262 | 1,057 |
| Yuluma Primary School, Innaloo | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 368 | 1,038 |
| St Dominic's School, Innaloo | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 138 | 1,108 |
| West Coast Steiner School, Nollamara | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 172 | 1,101 |
| Nollamara Primary School, Nollamara | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 390 | 981 |
| St Kieran Catholic Primary School, Tuart Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 427 | 1,067 |
| Servite College, Tuart Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,032 | 1,058 |
| Westminster Primary School, Westminster | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 372 | 971 |
| Westminster Education Support Centre, Westminster | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 97 | 979 |
| Newborough Primary School, Karrinyup | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 344 | 1,086 |
| Tuart Hill Primary School, Tuart Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 648 | 1,066 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Karrinyup | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 152 | 1,095 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Nollamara | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 192 | 1,071 |
| International School of Western Australia, City Beach | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 396 | 1,180 |
| Woodlands Primary School, Woodlands | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 359 | 1,122 |
| Doubleview Primary School, Doubleview | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 476 | 1,118 |
| Holy Rosary School, Doubleview | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 392 | 1,128 |
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 123 | 1,168 |
| Karrinyup Primary School, Karrinyup | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 561 | 1,115 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| Glendale Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 317 | 1,066 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 575 | 945 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 410 | 968 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 116 | 977 |
| Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 213 | 937 |
| East Hamersley Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 248 | 1,051 |
| St Denis School, Joondanna | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 200 | 1,123 |
| North Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 276 | 922 |
| Churchlands Senior High School, Churchlands | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 2,221 | 1,115 |
| Hale School, Wembley Downs | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,623 | 1,161 |
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 936 | 1,140 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 28 | 1,049 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 189 | 1,117 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 335 | 1,078 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 265 | 1,097 |
| Carine Senior High School, Carine | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 2,545 | 1,105 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51405/stirling/topic/education