60.4% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6285, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6285, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school and earned degrees in postcode 6285 than in most similar areas. This trend is growing, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher jumping 7.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 25.0%. The area is generally better qualified than the Western Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is a little above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 52.0% had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6285, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure slightly above the state average. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IVs at 28.0% and bachelor degrees at 26.1%.
25.0% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →6285, WA splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 12.3%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically much larger than those in most other areas, with an average size of 501 students. While there are 5 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.22
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 76% 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).
2,503
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
501
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6285, WA
5 schools — 2,503 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Rapids Landing Primary School, Margaret River | Government | Primary | 17.1 km | 425 | 1,013 |
| Margaret River Senior High School, Margaret River | Government | Secondary | 18.2 km | 1,196 | 1,048 |
| Margaret River Primary School, Margaret River | Government | Primary | 18.3 km | 568 | 1,043 |
| Margaret River Montessori School - Margaret River campus, Margaret River | Independent | Primary | 18.8 km | 141 | 1,094 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Margaret River | Catholic | Primary | 19.0 km | 173 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6285, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6285/6285-wa/topic/education