30.5% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6225, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6225, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all qualified adults in postcode 6225 hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce with a strong focus on practical skills. This is an area where formal schooling levels are much lower than national figures, though the proportion of people finishing Year 12 has risen slightly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, reached by 34% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →6225, WA splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 11 at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 6.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification in similar areas.
6.1% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 6225, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 26.9%, followed by management and commerce at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 1,386 school enrolments and an average school size of 231 students. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
3.65
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 81% 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).
1,386
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
231
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6225, WA
6 schools — 1,386 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Fairview Primary School, Collie | Government | Primary | 12.2 km | 172 | 955 |
| St Brigid's School, Collie | Catholic | Primary | 13.1 km | 178 | 996 |
| Collie Senior High School, Collie | Government | Secondary | 13.3 km | 537 | 920 |
| Amaroo Primary School, Collie | Government | Primary | 13.9 km | 331 | 927 |
| Wilson Park Primary School, Collie | Government | Primary | 14.9 km | 79 | 838 |
| Allanson Primary School, Allanson | Government | Primary | 18.7 km | 89 | 911 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6225, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6225/6225-wa/topic/education