69.7% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning set Mount Lawley apart from most similar areas. Around 70% of residents have finished Year 12, and the typical adult is far more likely to hold a university degree than those in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 69.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is a rise of 8.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, as 36.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 23.8% and has climbed 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
36.7% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 36.7%
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 Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by society and culture at 13.3% and engineering at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher school advantage score than most similar places. There are 15 schools within 3km, and the network is more dense than most, with 2.43 schools for every 1,000 children.
2.43
Higher than 67% 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).
7,499
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
500
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,096
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan)
15 schools — 7,499 students, average ICSEA 1,096.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 4 · Secondary 1
| Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 2,041 | 1,103 |
| Coolbinia Primary School, Coolbinia | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 401 | 1,139 |
| Sir David Brand School, Coolbinia | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 63 | 1,032 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 186 | 1,141 |
| Mount Lawley Primary School, Mount Lawley | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 543 | 1,155 |
| Australian Islamic College (Dianella), Dianella | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 868 | 1,018 |
| Perth College, Mount Lawley | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 889 | 1,138 |
| Carmel School, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 390 | 1,149 |
| Yokine Primary School, Yokine | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 313 | 1,073 |
| Our Lady's Assumption School, Dianella | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 371 | 1,094 |
| Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 363 | 1,083 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 11 | 1,102 |
| Infant Jesus School, Morley | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 420 | 1,083 |
| West Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 303 | 1,044 |
| North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 337 | 1,016 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53902/mount-lawley/topic/education