67.5% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Success · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Success
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees make Success a well-qualified place to live. About 67.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This strong educational trend is reflected in the workforce, where a large number of adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are well above those of the state and nation, with 67.5% of people completing Year 12. This is much higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Success, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28.1% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average. This is much higher than most areas, with 28.8% of residents holding a bachelor degree.
28.1% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Success splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 18.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 19 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. The local schools are larger and have a much higher average advantage score than most other areas.
1.19
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
576
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Success
19 schools — 10,935 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Jandakot Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 539 | 1,050 |
| Success Primary School, Success | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 582 | 1,048 |
| Atwell College, Atwell | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 831 | 1,003 |
| Harmony Primary School, Atwell | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 501 | 1,063 |
| Emmanuel Catholic College, Success | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Atwell Primary School, Atwell | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 505 | 1,047 |
| Hammond Park Primary School, Hammond Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 858 | 1,061 |
| Beeliar Primary School, Beeliar | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 515 | 1,023 |
| Mater Christi Catholic Primary School, Yangebup | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 609 | 1,070 |
| Havenport MSL College, Cockburn Central | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 37 | 1,007 |
| Hammond Park Secondary College, Hammond Park | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,069 | 1,021 |
| Divine Mercy College, Yangebup | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 322 | 1,062 |
| Hammond Park Catholic Primary School, Hammond Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 408 | 1,078 |
| Aubin Grove Primary School, Aubin Grove | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 923 | 1,076 |
| Yangebup Primary School, Yangebup | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 322 | 989 |
| Lakeland Senior High School, South Lake | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 566 | 944 |
| Jilbup Primary School, Hammond Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 294 | 1,054 |
| Treeby Primary School, Treeby | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 559 | 1,083 |
| South Lake Primary School, South Lake | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 280 | 979 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Success [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51417/success/topic/education