70.7% —
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jandakot (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Jandakot (South Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong 70.7% of adults in Jandakot have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a well-educated community where a high proportion of residents hold university degrees and professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas at 70.7%, sitting far above both the Western Australian (58%) and Australian (58.8%) figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jandakot (South Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common here, with 33.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state figure of 23.8% and the national average of 26.3%.
33.6% —
Higher than 76% 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 Jandakot (South Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 22.5%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 19.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas. While there are 20 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
1.51
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 50% 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).
15,776
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
789
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jandakot (South Metropolitan)
20 schools — 15,776 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 4
| Piara Waters Senior High School, Piara Waters | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 558 | 1,065 |
| Piara Waters Primary School, Piara Waters | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 1,070 | 1,078 |
| Carey Baptist College, Harrisdale | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,484 | 1,114 |
| Aspiri Primary School, Piara Waters | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 1,024 | 1,091 |
| Harrisdale Senior High School, Harrisdale | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 2,303 | 1,072 |
| Harrisdale Primary School, Harrisdale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 1,028 | 1,092 |
| North Harrisdale Primary School, Harrisdale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 805 | 1,077 |
| Ranford Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 646 | 1,102 |
| Riva Primary School, Piara Waters | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 854 | 1,066 |
| Treeby Primary School, Treeby | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 559 | 1,083 |
| St John Bosco College, Piara Waters | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,243 | 1,063 |
| Canning Vale Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 419 | 1,076 |
| Canning Vale Education Support Centre, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 50 | 1,064 |
| Carey Baptist College Forrestdale, Forrestdale | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 760 | 1,081 |
| Forrestdale Primary School, Forrestdale | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 264 | 990 |
| Australian Islamic College (Forrestdale), Forrestdale | Independent | Combined | 6.0 km | 599 | 1,042 |
| Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 367 | 1,107 |
| Leeming Senior High School, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 1,164 | 1,077 |
| Leeming Senior High School Education Support Centre, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 146 | 1,036 |
| West Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 433 | 1,126 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jandakot (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52505/jandakot/topic/education