58.5% —
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wanneroo (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Wanneroo (North Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Wanneroo (North Metropolitan) have finished high school than in 2016, with 58.5% now completing Year 12. While school completion is keeping pace with the rest of the country, the area has a lower proportion of university degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is typical for the region, as 58.5% of residents finished Year 12. This is a slight increase of 3.4 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wanneroo (North Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than in most areas; only 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.6% of people.
17.2% —
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Wanneroo (North Metropolitan), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 17.6%, followed closely by management and commerce at 17.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger on average than in most similar areas, though there are fewer schools per child. Government schools make up the vast majority of the sector at 81.8%.
0.99
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 86% 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).
7,049
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
641
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wanneroo (North Metropolitan)
11 schools — 7,049 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 2
| Joseph Banks Secondary College, Banksia Grove | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 1,411 | 989 |
| Grandis Primary School, Banksia Grove | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 750 | 993 |
| St John Paul II Catholic Primary School, Banksia Grove | Catholic | Primary | 7.2 km | 230 | 1,011 |
| Banksia Grove Primary School, Banksia Grove | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 378 | 947 |
| Carramar Primary School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 556 | 1,023 |
| Tapping Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 497 | 1,023 |
| Spring Hill Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 722 | 1,028 |
| St Anthony's School, Wanneroo | Catholic | Primary | 12.9 km | 378 | 1,046 |
| Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 13.1 km | 414 | 985 |
| Wanneroo Secondary College, Wanneroo | Government | Secondary | 14.0 km | 1,367 | 994 |
| East Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 14.0 km | 346 | 972 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wanneroo (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55504/wanneroo/topic/education