52.6% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Grace · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Lake Grace
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of residents in Lake Grace have finished high school, though university degrees remain less common than in the rest of the country. More than half the population has now completed Year 12, a figure that has risen by 9.2 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 52.6% of people finished Year 12—a rate much higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the Western Australian figure of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lake Grace, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3% and has barely changed since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Lake Grace, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 16%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lake Grace has three government schools serving 209 students. While these schools are much smaller than those in most areas, there are 12 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than typical.
3
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
12.00
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
209
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
70
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lake Grace
3 schools — 209 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Lake Grace District High School, Lake Grace | Government | Combined | — | 127 | 986 |
| Newdegate Primary School, Newdegate | Government | Primary | — | 45 | 967 |
| Lake King Primary School, Lake King | Government | Primary | — | 37 | 986 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Grace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54900/lake-grace/topic/education