69.1% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wandi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wandi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 70% of residents in Wandi have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong trend toward higher education and professional qualifications across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A far higher proportion of people finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the state, with 69.1% reaching this milestone. Only 2.9% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wandi, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well qualified, with 28.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Western Australian average of 23.8%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 31%.
28.5% ▲ +88.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Wandi splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Wandi are led by management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.8%. Health and society and culture also make up significant shares of study areas.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest at this level with an average size of 699 students and a high school advantage score of 1,056. While there are 8 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per child than in most similar areas.
0.92
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
699
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wandi
8 schools — 5,589 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Honeywood Primary School, Wandi | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 678 | 1,047 |
| Aubin Grove Primary School, Aubin Grove | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 923 | 1,076 |
| Hammond Park Catholic Primary School, Hammond Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 408 | 1,078 |
| Hammond Park Secondary College, Hammond Park | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,069 | 1,021 |
| Hammond Park Primary School, Hammond Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 858 | 1,061 |
| Jilbup Primary School, Hammond Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 294 | 1,054 |
| Australian Islamic College (Forrestdale), Forrestdale | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 599 | 1,042 |
| Carey Baptist College Forrestdale, Forrestdale | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 760 | 1,081 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wandi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51519/wandi/topic/education