33.6% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Gascoyne · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Upper Gascoyne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Upper Gascoyne than in most other areas, though the numbers have been climbing. Only 33.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This suggests that for many in the area, formal schooling ends earlier than it does for the typical Australian.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the state and national figures, though they rose by 8.0 points since 2011 to reach 33.6%. About 27.3% of people finished Year 10, while 17.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Gascoyne, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.4% of the population, which is far below the Western Australian figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.1% of residents.
12.4% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 Upper Gascoyne, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 29.0%. Other frequent qualifications include Education at 9.7%, and Health and Management and commerce, both at 8.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has just two schools, both of which are government-run and combined. With only 61 enrolments across both sites, the typical school size here is very small at 31 students.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
42.55
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
61
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
31
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Upper Gascoyne
2 schools — 61 students.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 2
| Burringurrah Remote Community School, Mount James | Government | Combined | — | 55 | — |
| Gascoyne Junction Remote Community School, Gascoyne Junction | Government | Combined | — | 6 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Gascoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58470/upper-gascoyne/topic/education