61.1% —
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kalamunda (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Kalamunda (East Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher share of residents in Kalamunda finished high school compared to the rest of Western Australia. With 61.1% of people completing Year 12, the area is better educated than most similar places. This trend carries into adulthood, where a quarter of the population holds a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Kalamunda completed Year 12 than in most other areas. At 61.1%, this is well above the Western Australian figure of 58% and a little above the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kalamunda (East Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 25.7% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This is a little above the state average, while remaining about the same as the national figure.
25.7% —
Higher than 62% 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 →Kalamunda (East Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 19.1%, followed by management and commerce at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kalamunda has 3.55 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. While the typical school is smaller than in other areas, they tend to have higher advantage scores.
3.55
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 66% 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).
9,651
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
386
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kalamunda (East Metropolitan)
25 schools — 9,651 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 9 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Carmel Adventist College Primary School, Bickley | Independent | Primary | 7.0 km | 141 | 1,081 |
| Sacred Heart School, Mundaring | Catholic | Primary | 7.0 km | 164 | 1,041 |
| Carmel Adventist College, Carmel | Independent | Secondary | 7.5 km | 200 | 1,039 |
| Glen Forrest Primary School, Glen Forrest | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 235 | 1,045 |
| Pickering Brook Primary School, Pickering Brook | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 29 | 1,013 |
| Walliston Primary School, Walliston | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 344 | 1,041 |
| Mundaring Christian College, Mundaring | Independent | Primary | 8.3 km | 809 | 1,051 |
| Mundaring Primary School, Mundaring | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 336 | 1,027 |
| Kalamunda Christian School, Walliston | Independent | Primary | 8.4 km | 150 | 1,080 |
| Darlington Primary School, Darlington | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 375 | 1,117 |
| Kalamunda Senior High School, Kalamunda | Government | Secondary | 8.6 km | 1,156 | 1,030 |
| Kalamunda Secondary Education Support Centre, Kalamunda | Government | Secondary | 8.6 km | 45 | 1,000 |
| Helena College, Glen Forrest | Independent | Combined | 8.7 km | 740 | 1,114 |
| Treetops Montessori School, Darlington | Independent | Combined | 8.9 km | 153 | 1,083 |
| Gooseberry Hill Primary School, Gooseberry Hill | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 429 | 1,069 |
| Kalamunda Primary School, Kalamunda | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 368 | 1,059 |
| Kalamunda Primary Education Support Centre, Kalamunda | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 69 | 1,015 |
| Mary's Mount Primary School, Gooseberry Hill | Catholic | Primary | 9.6 km | 196 | 1,075 |
| Parkerville Primary School, Parkerville | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 288 | 1,023 |
| St Brigid's College, Lesmurdie | Independent | Combined | 9.7 km | 812 | 1,060 |
| Falls Road Primary School, Lesmurdie | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 298 | 1,067 |
| Lesmurdie Senior High School, Lesmurdie | Government | Secondary | 10.5 km | 976 | 1,028 |
| Lesmurdie Primary School, Lesmurdie | Government | Primary | 10.6 km | 304 | 1,049 |
| The Silver Tree Steiner School, Parkerville | Independent | Primary | 10.8 km | 172 | 948 |
| Mazenod College, Lesmurdie | Independent | Secondary | 11.3 km | 862 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kalamunda (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52702/kalamunda/topic/education