35.8% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Northam · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Northam
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Northam. The area generally has lower education levels than the state and national figures, though more people have finished high school than they did in 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. This represents a rise of 4.1 points since 2011, but it remains lower than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Northam, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 9.3% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This is much lower than most areas, despite a small increase of 1.7 points over the last decade.
9.3% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Northam, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are engineering and related subjects at 16.1%, followed by management and commerce at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Northam has eight schools with a total of 2,190 enrolments. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
8
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.88
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2,190
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
274
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Northam
8 schools — 2,190 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| St Joseph's School, Northam | Catholic | Primary | — | 721 | 1,013 |
| Northam Senior High School, Northam | Government | Secondary | — | 669 | 898 |
| Northam Primary School, Northam | Government | Primary | — | 325 | 937 |
| West Northam Primary School, Northam | Government | Primary | — | 130 | 803 |
| Bakers Hill Primary School, Bakers Hill | Government | Primary | — | 125 | 964 |
| Avonvale Primary School, Northam | Government | Primary | — | 117 | 745 |
| Wundowie Primary School, Wundowie | Government | Primary | — | 63 | 898 |
| Avonvale Education Support Centre, Northam | Government | Combined | — | 40 | 932 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Northam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56730/northam/topic/education