61.1% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willagee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Willagee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Willagee. A standout 61.1% of residents have finished Year 12, and the typical adult is more likely to hold a university degree than those in the wider state or nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the Western Australian figure, with 61.1% of residents finishing school. This is a little above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willagee, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 27.8% of the population, which is well above the state average. Diploma and Certificate III or IV qualifications are also common here.
27.8% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 Willagee, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 30 schools within 3km, which is among the largest counts at this level. Local schools are generally larger and have much higher advantage scores than most similar areas.
1.93
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
628
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,093
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Willagee
30 schools — 18,852 students, average ICSEA 1,093.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 0.0 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 0.0 km | 227 | 991 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 670 | 1,119 |
| Palmyra Primary School, Palmyra | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 536 | 1,113 |
| Kardinya Primary School, Kardinya | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 433 | 1,087 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School, Palmyra | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 156 | 1,116 |
| Samson Primary School, Samson | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 342 | 1,065 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| Seton Catholic College, Samson | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,091 | 1,048 |
| Hilton Primary School, Hilton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 386 | 1,065 |
| North Lake Senior Campus, Kardinya | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 335 | 991 |
| Bicton Primary School, Bicton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 562 | 1,113 |
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Hilton | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 190 | 1,064 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| East Hamilton Hill Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 257 | 1,016 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| Coolbellup Community School, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 153 | 905 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| Kennedy Baptist College, Murdoch | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,244 | 1,113 |
| Richmond Primary School, East Fremantle | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 461 | 1,156 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Christ the King School, Beaconsfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 304 | 1,069 |
| White Gum Valley Primary School, White Gum Valley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 246 | 1,119 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| Fremantle College, Beaconsfield | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,312 | 1,004 |
| Winterfold Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 321 | 1,057 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willagee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51610/willagee/topic/education