51.0% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wanneroo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wanneroo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Wanneroo, held by 37.4% of the population. This trade-focused profile is reflected in the local education data, where the number of people finishing Year 12 is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 51.0%, completed Year 12. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wanneroo, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.3%, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This is around the middle for similar areas, but well below the state average.
14.3% ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Wanneroo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related fields at 18.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wanneroo has 36 schools within 3 km, among the largest number for this level of area. While schools here are much larger than most and have a much higher average advantage score, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1.81
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 89% 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).
621
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wanneroo
36 schools — 22,351 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Wanneroo Secondary College, Wanneroo | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,367 | 994 |
| St Anthony's School, Wanneroo | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 378 | 1,046 |
| East Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 346 | 972 |
| Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 414 | 985 |
| Hocking Primary School, Hocking | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 527 | 1,036 |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School, Hocking | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 218 | 1,047 |
| Edgewater Primary School, Edgewater | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 414 | 1,064 |
| Pearsall Primary School, Pearsall | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 624 | 1,045 |
| Mater Dei College, Edgewater | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,047 | 1,056 |
| Spring Hill Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 722 | 1,028 |
| North Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Eddystone Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 322 | 1,013 |
| Alta-1 College - Joondalup Campus, Joondalup | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 845 | 950 |
| Woodvale Secondary College, Woodvale | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,251 | 1,066 |
| Tapping Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 497 | 1,023 |
| Heathridge Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 191 | 1,011 |
| Belridge Secondary College, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 959 | 1,010 |
| Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 369 | 1,070 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 111 | 1,039 |
| Lake Joondalup Baptist College, Joondalup | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,282 | 1,102 |
| Carramar Primary School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 556 | 1,023 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Woodvale | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 454 | 1,087 |
| Banksia Grove Primary School, Banksia Grove | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 378 | 947 |
| Joondalup Primary School, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 381 | 1,024 |
| Joondalup Education Support Centre, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 132 | 1,032 |
| Creaney Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 379 | 1,064 |
| Halidon Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 190 | 1,058 |
| Creaney Education Support Centre, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 72 | 1,056 |
| Madeley Primary School, Madeley | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 475 | 1,052 |
| Currambine Primary School, Currambine | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 758 | 1,045 |
| Joseph Banks Secondary College, Banksia Grove | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 1,411 | 989 |
| Ashdale Primary School, Darch | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 682 | 1,047 |
| Kingsway Christian College, Darch | Independent | Combined | 7.0 km | 1,379 | 1,118 |
| Ashdale Secondary College, Darch | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 1,854 | 1,039 |
| Landsdale Primary School, Landsdale | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 744 | 1,047 |
| Landsdale Christian School, Landsdale | Independent | Combined | 7.9 km | 228 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wanneroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51526/wanneroo/topic/education