61.6% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Southern River (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Southern River (South 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 for qualified adults in Southern River. While more than 61% of people here finished Year 12, the proportion of those with a university degree has fallen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than in most areas, with 61.6% of residents reaching this milestone. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 58.0%, though it has fallen 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Southern River (South Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is roughly the same as the state average. However, this figure has dropped 9.6 percentage points since 2011, and it sits a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
24.0% ▼ -28.6%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Southern River (South Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular qualifications are in management and commerce (20.6%) and engineering (19.2%), followed by society and culture at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much lower number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar places. Most students attend government primary schools, which make up 81.3% of the local sector.
1.37
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 64% 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).
9,287
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
580
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Southern River (South Metropolitan)
16 schools — 9,287 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Yarralinka Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 253 | 1,040 |
| Southern Grove Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 530 | 1,038 |
| Southern River College, Gosnells | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,209 | 941 |
| Ashburton Drive Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 434 | 931 |
| Bletchley Park Primary School, Southern River | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 692 | 1,050 |
| Huntingdale Primary School, Huntingdale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 439 | 956 |
| St Munchin's Catholic School, Gosnells | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 388 | 995 |
| Wirrabirra Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 366 | 923 |
| Wirrabirra Education Support Centre, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 67 | 965 |
| Seaforth Primary School, Gosnells | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 233 | 907 |
| Excelsior Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 330 | 1,060 |
| Providence Christian College, Southern River | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,041 | 1,109 |
| Campbell Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 530 | 1,089 |
| St Emilie's Catholic Primary School, Canning Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 394 | 1,103 |
| Caladenia Primary School, Canning Vale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 997 | 1,116 |
| Canning Vale College, Canning Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,384 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Southern River (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55005/southern-river/topic/education