61.8% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Morley (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Morley (East Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant 61.8% of people in Morley have completed Year 12, which is well above the Western Australian figure. This reflects a growing trend in education for the area, where school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 rose by 9.6 percentage points since 2011. At 61.8%, this is higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Morley (East Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is a little above the state average and has risen 7.7 percentage points since 2011. The most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree at 28.7%.
25.1% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Morley (East Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Government schools make up 85.7% of the local sector, though the area has fewer total enrolments than about 86% of similar places. Most of the 14 schools within 3km are primary schools.
1.85
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 71% 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).
4,977
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
356
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,014
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Morley (East Metropolitan)
14 schools — 4,977 students, average ICSEA 1,014.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 3
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
| Camboon Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 322 | 1,019 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| Morley Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 228 | 1,027 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 410 | 968 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 575 | 945 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 116 | 977 |
| Noranda Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 352 | 1,020 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Nollamara | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 192 | 1,071 |
| Weld Square Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 158 | 1,053 |
| Nollamara Primary School, Nollamara | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 390 | 981 |
| West Coast Steiner School, Nollamara | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 172 | 1,101 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 394 | 1,017 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Morley (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53802/morley/topic/education