63.4% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warwick · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warwick
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees define the local workforce in Warwick. More than 63% of adults here finished Year 12, which is well above both the state and national figures. This educational strength is reflected in the local schools and the high proportion of residents holding professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are much higher than most areas, with 63.4% of residents finishing school. This is 5.4 percentage points above the Western Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warwick, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.6% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas. This puts Warwick a little above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
26.6% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Warwick splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.0% and education at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Warwick is home to 36 schools within 3km, one of the largest numbers for its level. These schools are typically larger than those in most areas and have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
3.06
Lower than 57% 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).
505
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
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 Warwick
36 schools — 18,189 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 29 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 5 · Combined 5
| Warwick Senior High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 811 | 988 |
| Glendale Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 317 | 1,066 |
| Hawker Park Primary School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 228 | 1,073 |
| Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 336 | 1,013 |
| East Hamersley Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 248 | 1,051 |
| Liwara Catholic Primary School, Greenwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 394 | 1,092 |
| Davallia Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 553 | 1,122 |
| Marangaroo Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 188 | 967 |
| Greenwood College, Greenwood | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 944 | 1,038 |
| West Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 382 | 1,051 |
| Hudson Park Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 212 | 937 |
| North Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 276 | 922 |
| Goollelal Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 249 | 1,059 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, Girrawheen | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 334 | 997 |
| Glengarry Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 396 | 1,104 |
| The Montessori School, Kingsley | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 166 | 1,120 |
| Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 458 | 899 |
| Poynter Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| Dalmain Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 278 | 1,077 |
| Carine Senior High School, Carine | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 2,545 | 1,105 |
| Takari Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 193 | 1,055 |
| St Stephen's School, Duncraig | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 2,137 | 1,120 |
| Rawlinson Primary School, Marangaroo | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 405 | 952 |
| Carine Primary School, Carine | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 578 | 1,123 |
| Lake Gwelup Primary School, Gwelup | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 552 | 1,126 |
| Halidon Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 190 | 1,058 |
| Duncraig Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 459 | 1,105 |
| Balga Senior High School, Balga | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 596 | 909 |
| Warriapendi Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 266 | 965 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 711 | 973 |
| Gladys Newton School, Balga | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 157 | 1,008 |
| Majella Catholic Primary School, Balga | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 233 | 958 |
| Roseworth Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 299 | 899 |
| Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 213 | 937 |
| Roseworth Education Support Centre, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 70 | 959 |
| Kingsway Christian College, Darch | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,379 | 1,118 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51541/warwick/topic/education