64.0% —
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Joondalup (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Joondalup (North Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study in Joondalup, where a strong focus on learning is evident. High school completion rates are well above the national figure, and nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 64%, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 58% and the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Joondalup (North Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and just slightly below the Australian average.
24.6% —
Higher than 60% 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 →Joondalup (North Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular qualifications are in management and commerce at 19%, followed by engineering at 17.9% and health at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3 km, and the area has more schools per 1,000 children than most other areas. The schools here are typically larger than those in similar places.
2.18
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 68% 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).
8,999
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
600
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,052
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Joondalup (North Metropolitan)
15 schools — 8,999 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Alta-1 College - Joondalup Campus, Joondalup | Independent | Secondary | 0.7 km | 845 | 950 |
| Connolly Primary School, Connolly | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 384 | 1,062 |
| Lake Joondalup Baptist College, Joondalup | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,282 | 1,102 |
| Heathridge Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 191 | 1,011 |
| Poseidon Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 267 | 1,018 |
| Prendiville Catholic College, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,086 | 1,073 |
| St Simon Peter Catholic Primary School, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 587 | 1,086 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 516 | 1,070 |
| Eddystone Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 322 | 1,013 |
| Ocean Reef Senior High School, Ocean Reef | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,353 | 1,055 |
| Mater Dei College, Edgewater | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,047 | 1,056 |
| Joondalup Primary School, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 381 | 1,024 |
| Joondalup Education Support Centre, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 132 | 1,032 |
| Edgewater Primary School, Edgewater | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 414 | 1,064 |
| Ocean Reef Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 192 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Joondalup (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52604/joondalup/topic/education