60.0% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wandillup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wandillup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of qualified adults in Wandillup hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce with strong practical skills. While the area has a high rate of high school completion, it has far fewer university degrees than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Western Australian figure of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wandillup, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 17.8% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%.
17.8% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 Wandillup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 18.2%, followed by health and society and culture, which both stand at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wandillup has three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than average and have a higher advantage score than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
176
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wandillup
3 schools — 528 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Bridgetown High School, Bridgetown | Government | Secondary | 11.4 km | 152 | 1,011 |
| St Brigid's School, Bridgetown | Catholic | Primary | 11.6 km | 148 | 1,025 |
| Bridgetown Primary School, Bridgetown | Government | Primary | 11.8 km | 228 | 1,024 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wandillup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51520/wandillup/topic/education