65.0% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates have become a standout feature of Woodvale, where 65% of residents finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%, marking the area as more highly educated than most similar suburbs.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 65%. This is well above the Western Australia rate of 58% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodvale, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas. While this is a little above the state average, it is about the same as the national figure.
26.0% ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Woodvale splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.6%. Health and education also make up a significant share of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woodvale has a high average school advantage score and larger schools than most areas, with 43 schools within 3km. Most are government primary schools, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other areas.
2.32
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 91% 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).
532
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodvale
43 schools — 22,877 students, average ICSEA 1,059.
By sector: Government 35 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| Woodvale Secondary College, Woodvale | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,251 | 1,066 |
| Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 369 | 1,070 |
| North Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Woodvale | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 454 | 1,087 |
| Pearsall Primary School, Pearsall | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 624 | 1,045 |
| Creaney Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 379 | 1,064 |
| Creaney Education Support Centre, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 72 | 1,056 |
| Halidon Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 190 | 1,058 |
| The Montessori School, Kingsley | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 166 | 1,120 |
| Hocking Primary School, Hocking | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 527 | 1,036 |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School, Hocking | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 218 | 1,047 |
| Dalmain Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 278 | 1,077 |
| Goollelal Primary School, Kingsley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 249 | 1,059 |
| Edgewater Primary School, Edgewater | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 414 | 1,064 |
| Mater Dei College, Edgewater | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,047 | 1,056 |
| Madeley Primary School, Madeley | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 475 | 1,052 |
| Bambara Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 268 | 1,063 |
| Eddystone Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 322 | 1,013 |
| Craigie Heights Primary School, Craigie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 365 | 1,036 |
| Wanneroo Secondary College, Wanneroo | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,367 | 994 |
| Whitford Catholic Primary School, Craigie | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 637 | 1,092 |
| School Of Special Educational Needs: Sensory, Padbury | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 144 | — |
| St Stephen's School, Duncraig | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,137 | 1,120 |
| Belridge Secondary College, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 959 | 1,010 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 111 | 1,039 |
| East Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 346 | 972 |
| West Coast Language Development Centre, Padbury | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 302 | 1,033 |
| Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 160 | 1,058 |
| School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement, Padbury | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 39 | 923 |
| West Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 382 | 1,051 |
| South Padbury Primary School, Padbury | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 373 | 1,067 |
| Beldon Primary School, Beldon | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 303 | 1,016 |
| Beldon Education Support Centre, Beldon | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 75 | 1,049 |
| Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 414 | 985 |
| Padbury Catholic Primary School, Padbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 427 | 1,108 |
| Kingsway Christian College, Darch | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,379 | 1,118 |
| Springfield Primary School, Kallaroo | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 232 | 1,053 |
| Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 336 | 1,013 |
| Ashdale Secondary College, Darch | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,854 | 1,039 |
| Heathridge Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 191 | 1,011 |
| Duncraig Senior High School, Duncraig | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,851 | 1,079 |
| Ashdale Primary School, Darch | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 682 | 1,047 |
| West Coast Secondary Education Support Centre, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 114 | 1,023 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51641/woodvale/topic/education