79.3% —
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Churchlands (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Churchlands (North Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Churchlands hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This strong academic profile is reflected in the school results, where nearly 80% of residents finished Year 12. It is a community defined by high educational achievement across all age groups.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 79.3% of people finishing school compared to 58.8% across Australia. Only 3.2% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Churchlands (North Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has an exceptionally high rate of university education, with 48.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
48.4% —
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
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 Churchlands (North Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for residents are management and commerce at 23.5%, followed by health at 14.9% and engineering at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, with an average size of 638 students and a school advantage score among the highest for similar areas. About 55.6% of the schools are government-run.
2.08
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower than 57% of state electorate 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).
11,480
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
638
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,138
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Churchlands (North Metropolitan)
18 schools — 11,480 students, average ICSEA 1,138.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 5 · Secondary 1
| Churchlands Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 481 | 1,169 |
| Churchlands Senior High School, Churchlands | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 2,221 | 1,115 |
| Newman College, Churchlands | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,824 | 1,121 |
| Woodlands Primary School, Woodlands | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 359 | 1,122 |
| Holy Rosary School, Doubleview | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 392 | 1,128 |
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 123 | 1,168 |
| Hale School, Wembley Downs | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,623 | 1,161 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 756 | 1,166 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 335 | 1,078 |
| Floreat Park Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 571 | 1,173 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 189 | 1,117 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 265 | 1,097 |
| Wembley Downs Primary School, Wembley Downs | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 382 | 1,134 |
| Doubleview Primary School, Doubleview | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 476 | 1,118 |
| International School of Western Australia, City Beach | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 396 | 1,180 |
| Holy Spirit School, City Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 188 | 1,163 |
| Kapinara Primary School, City Beach | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 348 | 1,166 |
| West Leederville Primary School, Leederville | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 551 | 1,146 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Churchlands (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51504/churchlands/topic/education