52.1% —
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Swan Hills (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Swan Hills (East Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Swan Hills have finished Year 12 than they did five years ago, but schooling levels remain low. Only 52.1% of residents completed their final year of high school, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a local trend where fewer adults hold university degrees compared to most of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 3.7 points since 2016 to reach 52.1%, though this is still well below Western Australia's 58.0%. Roughly a quarter of residents finished Year 10, while 6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Swan Hills (East Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Far fewer adults hold a bachelor degree or higher (14.4%) than the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.1% of the population.
14.4% —
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Swan Hills (East Metropolitan), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in Engineering and related fields at 20.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a few very large schools, with an average size of 634 students, which is much higher than most areas. Most of these schools are government run (87.5%) and primarily focused on primary education.
1.43
Lower than 78% 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).
10,149
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
634
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Swan Hills (East Metropolitan)
16 schools — 10,149 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Gidgegannup Primary School, Gidgegannup | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 187 | 1,006 |
| Mount Helena Primary School, Mount Helena | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 136 | 971 |
| Eastern Hills Senior High School, Mount Helena | Government | Secondary | 8.5 km | 789 | 998 |
| Sawyers Valley Primary School, Sawyers Valley | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 150 | 1,017 |
| Chidlow Primary School, Chidlow | Government | Primary | 11.8 km | 132 | 968 |
| Herne Hill Primary School, Herne Hill | Government | Primary | 12.1 km | 190 | 983 |
| Upper Swan Primary School, Upper Swan | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 398 | 1,008 |
| Swan Christian College, Middle Swan | Independent | Secondary | 13.0 km | 1,689 | 1,059 |
| Wooroloo Primary School, Wooroloo | Government | Primary | 15.8 km | 33 | 972 |
| Anne Hamersley Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 16.2 km | 813 | 980 |
| Aveley Secondary College, Ellenbrook | Government | Secondary | 16.7 km | 1,582 | 980 |
| Ellen Stirling Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 17.6 km | 555 | 972 |
| Holy Cross College, Ellenbrook | Catholic | Combined | 17.6 km | 1,311 | 1,040 |
| Malvern Springs Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 17.7 km | 713 | 972 |
| Arbor Grove Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 18.7 km | 544 | 954 |
| Bullsbrook College, Bullsbrook | Government | Combined | 21.6 km | 927 | 957 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Swan Hills (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55102/swan-hills/topic/education