60.5% —
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6034, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6034, WA
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 postcode 6034, held by 38.6% of the population. While more people here have finished Year 12 than in most other areas, the number of residents with university degrees is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than 60% of residents have completed Year 12, which is a little above the national figure. This is an improvement for the area, as the rate rose 4.6 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6034, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the Western Australian average and barely changed since 2016.
15.0% —
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 6034, WA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.6%, followed closely by engineering at 15.1% and society and culture at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher average school advantage score than most other areas. Local education is provided entirely by one government primary school, which is fewer schools per child than in most similar areas.
0.95
Lower than 95% 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).
288
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
288
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6034, WA
1 school — 288 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Eglinton Beach Primary School, Eglinton | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 288 | 1,020 |
Sources
More for 6034, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6034, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6034/6034-wa/topic/education