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Bruce Rock · Council (LGA)

Education & Qualifications in Bruce Rock

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Fewer adults in Bruce Rock hold university degrees compared to most similar areas. While only 9.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen slightly to 39.7% since 2011.

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📍 Bruce Rock, Council (LGA)

Where Bruce Rock sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.1% ▲ +16.2%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Bruce Rock — lower than 82% of areas.

Bruce Rock9.1%
Rest of WA 13.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%, though it has risen 1.7 points since 2011. About 25% of residents left school after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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39.7% ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Bruce Rock, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (11%).

Year 12 39.7% Year 10 24.9% Year 9 or below 8.7% Year 11 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are much less common here than in most areas, with a rate far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 30.1% of adults.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.1% ▲ +16.2%

Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Bruce Rock, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 30.1% Bachelor degree 13.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.5% Certificate I / II 1.9% Postgraduate degree 0.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications most often studied engineering and related fields, which accounts for 15.7% of degrees. Education and management and commerce each make up 11.3%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Bruce Rock has just two government schools, and with only 105 enrolments, the average school size is much lower than most areas. However, this means there are 11.36 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.

Average school ICSEA

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946

Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Bruce Rock

2 schools — 105 students, average ICSEA 946.

By sector: Government 2

By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
Bruce Rock District High School, Bruce Rock Government Combined — 100 941
Babakin Primary School, Babakin Government Primary — 5 1,054

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bruce Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51120/bruce-rock/topic/education