58.1% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willagee (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Willagee (South Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A jump in high school completion defines education in Willagee, where the share of people finishing Year 12 rose 8.1 percentage points since 2011. Most residents now reach a similar level of schooling and university qualification as the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.1% of people have finished Year 12, which is about the same as the Western Australia and Australian figures. This reflects a steady increase from 50% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willagee (South Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult here is around the middle for their level, with 23.3% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is a little below the national rate of 26.3%, though it has risen by 4.2 points over the last decade.
23.3% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Willagee (South Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 17.6%, followed closely by management and commerce at 17.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Willagee has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, and these schools have a higher average advantage score. Most students attend government schools, which make up 73.3% of the sector.
2.34
Higher than 64% 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).
6,154
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
410
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher 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 Willagee (South Metropolitan)
15 schools — 6,154 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Coolbellup Learning Centre, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 58 | 961 |
| Coolbellup Community School, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 153 | 905 |
| Perth Waldorf School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 561 | 1,091 |
| North Lake Senior Campus, Kardinya | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 335 | 991 |
| Samson Primary School, Samson | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 342 | 1,065 |
| Kennedy Baptist College, Murdoch | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,244 | 1,113 |
| Seton Catholic College, Samson | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,091 | 1,048 |
| Blue Gum Montessori School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 192 | 1,156 |
| Bibra Lake Primary School, Bibra Lake | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 378 | 1,031 |
| South Lake Primary School, South Lake | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 280 | 979 |
| Newton Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 299 | 1,017 |
| Spearwood Alternative School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 95 | 1,079 |
| Lakeland Senior High School, South Lake | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 566 | 944 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 227 | 991 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willagee (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55905/willagee/topic/education