72.6% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 72.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodlands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodlands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Woodlands have remained very high, with far more people finishing school than the national average. A striking 41.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling results are among the highest for similar areas, with 72.6% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure and 14 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodlands, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, as 41.7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far above Western Australia's 23.8% and Australia's 26.3%.
41.7% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 41.7%
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 Woodlands, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Certificate III / IV (16%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common at 23.8%, followed by health at 14% and engineering at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most areas, with an average size of 510 students. While there are 29 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.35
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
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).
510
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,122
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodlands
29 schools — 14,782 students, average ICSEA 1,122.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 8 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 21 · Combined 6 · Secondary 2
| Woodlands Primary School, Woodlands | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 359 | 1,122 |
| Holy Rosary School, Doubleview | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 392 | 1,128 |
| Churchlands Senior High School, Churchlands | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 2,221 | 1,115 |
| Hale School, Wembley Downs | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,623 | 1,161 |
| St Dominic's School, Innaloo | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 138 | 1,108 |
| Yuluma Primary School, Innaloo | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 368 | 1,038 |
| Doubleview Primary School, Doubleview | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 476 | 1,118 |
| International School of Western Australia, City Beach | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 396 | 1,180 |
| Newman College, Churchlands | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,824 | 1,121 |
| Churchlands Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 481 | 1,169 |
| Wembley Downs Primary School, Wembley Downs | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 382 | 1,134 |
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 123 | 1,168 |
| Scarborough Primary School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 278 | 1,101 |
| Newborough Primary School, Karrinyup | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 344 | 1,086 |
| Holy Spirit School, City Beach | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 188 | 1,163 |
| St John's School, Scarborough | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 164 | 1,102 |
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 262 | 1,057 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 335 | 1,078 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Karrinyup | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 152 | 1,095 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 189 | 1,117 |
| Floreat Park Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 571 | 1,173 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 265 | 1,097 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 756 | 1,166 |
| Kapinara Primary School, City Beach | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 348 | 1,166 |
| St Kieran Catholic Primary School, Tuart Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 427 | 1,067 |
| Servite College, Tuart Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,032 | 1,058 |
| Deanmore Primary School, Karrinyup | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 486 | 1,111 |
| The Japanese School in Perth, City Beach | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 39 | 1,140 |
| City Beach Primary School, City Beach | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 163 | 1,148 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51638/woodlands/topic/education