73.5% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 73.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6003, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6003, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 43% of adults in postcode 6003 hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where most residents have completed their secondary schooling and a large proportion have reached the highest levels of university study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the state and national figures, with 73.5% of people finishing Year 12. This represents a rise of 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6003, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a much higher rate of university qualifications than most others, with 42.5% of adults holding at least a bachelor degree. This is 16 points higher than the Australian figure and has climbed 8.6 points over the last decade.
42.5% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 42.5%
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 6003, WA, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (17%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce (18.9%) or society and culture (14.7%), followed by engineering and related fields at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores compared to similar areas. There is one primary school in the area, which is Catholic.
3.56
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% of postcode 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).
180
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
180
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,124
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6003, WA
1 school — 180 students, average ICSEA 1,124.
By sector: Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 180 | 1,124 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6003, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6003/6003-wa/topic/education