51.5% —
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Darling Range (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Darling Range (East Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 40.6% of adults in Darling Range hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. Education levels here are generally lower than in other parts of the state, with fewer people completing high school or university compared to the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents (51.5%) finished Year 12, which is well below the 58.8% national figure. Around 25.7% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Darling Range (East Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
15.4% —
Lower than 71% 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 Darling Range (East Metropolitan), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 22%, followed by management and commerce at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 996, which is lower than most areas. There are 9,565 enrolments across 19 schools within 3 km, with the majority (68.4%) being government schools.
1.76
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 54% 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).
9,565
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
503
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Darling Range (East Metropolitan)
19 schools — 9,565 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 4 · Secondary 1
| Jarrahdale Primary School, Jarrahdale | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 68 | 988 |
| Court Grammar School, Mundijong | Independent | Combined | 8.3 km | 1,022 | 1,012 |
| Byford Primary School, Byford | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 426 | 969 |
| Byford John Calvin School, Byford | Independent | Primary | 8.6 km | 208 | 1,033 |
| Byford Secondary College, Byford | Government | Secondary | 8.9 km | 1,419 | 971 |
| Mundijong Primary School, Mundijong | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 250 | 963 |
| Beenyup Primary School, Byford | Government | Primary | 9.4 km | 340 | 961 |
| Salvado Catholic College, Byford | Catholic | Combined | 9.4 km | 867 | 1,035 |
| Marri Grove Primary School, Byford | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 545 | 963 |
| Southern Hills Christian College, Bedfordale | Independent | Combined | 10.2 km | 453 | 1,020 |
| Woodland Grove Primary School, Byford | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 781 | 993 |
| West Byford Primary School, Byford | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 817 | 992 |
| Eton Farm Primary School, Serpentine | Independent | Primary | 12.5 km | 59 | 1,010 |
| Serpentine Primary School, Serpentine | Government | Primary | 14.2 km | 229 | 997 |
| Armadale Primary School, Armadale | Government | Primary | 14.5 km | 440 | 1,002 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Kelmscott | Catholic | Primary | 16.9 km | 180 | 1,039 |
| Kelmscott Primary School, Kelmscott | Government | Primary | 17.7 km | 367 | 975 |
| Roleystone Community College, Roleystone | Government | Combined | 18.5 km | 640 | 1,022 |
| Clifton Hills Primary School, Kelmscott | Government | Primary | 18.7 km | 454 | 1,006 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Darling Range (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51902/darling-range/topic/education