69.8% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maylands (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Maylands (East Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 70% of residents in Maylands have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where university degrees are common and school completion rates have climbed significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 69.8%. This is far above the state average of 58%, and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maylands (East Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 36.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This represents a 10 point increase since 2011, making the area much more qualified than most others.
36.6% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 36.6%
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 Maylands (East Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5% and society and culture at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically much larger than those in most areas, with an average size of 667 students. There are 10 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.45
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 87% 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).
6,667
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
667
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,075
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maylands (East Metropolitan)
10 schools — 6,667 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| St Columba's School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 414 | 1,125 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 460 | 1,102 |
| Maylands Peninsula Primary School, Maylands | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 740 | 1,086 |
| Durham Road School, Bayswater | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 242 | 992 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 496 | 1,066 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Bedford | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,738 | 1,079 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 630 | 1,127 |
| John Forrest Secondary College, Morley | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,122 | 1,026 |
| Embleton Primary School, Embleton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 199 | 955 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Inglewood | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 626 | 1,107 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maylands (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53402/maylands/topic/education