31.1% —
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6372, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6372, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
No adults in postcode 6372 hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both the state and national levels. This is an area where formal higher education is very rare, though the share of people finishing Year 12 has risen slightly to 31.1%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This result is much lower than most areas, despite a 4.8 point increase since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →6372, WA splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 11 at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41% of people. This helps explain why the area is among the lowest for university degrees compared to the rest of the country.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 6372, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications focus on practical fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 20.5%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is small-scale, with a single government primary school that has just 10 enrolments. While this is among the smallest school sizes, there are 62.5 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest for this level.
62.50
Higher than 99% 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).
10
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
10
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6372, WA
1 school — 10 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Yealering Primary School, Yealering | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 10 | 974 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6372, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6372/6372-wa/topic/education