42.6% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6398, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6398, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in postcode 6398 have finished Year 12, making it a place where many residents leave school early. While the number of people finishing high school has risen since 2011, the area still trails far behind the state and national figures for both schooling and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. This is a slight improvement from 2011, when the rate was 36.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6398, WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 14.8% of adults, a figure far below the Australian average. Most people with qualifications hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 35.1% of the group.
14.8% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 6398, WA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 15.1%, followed by Health at 12% and Society and Culture at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Education is delivered through small government primary schools, with an average size of just 47 students. While these schools are much smaller than most, there are more schools per 1,000 children than in similar areas.
15.87
Higher than 89% 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).
47
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
47
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6398, WA
1 school — 47 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Walpole Primary School, Walpole | Government | Primary | 28.0 km | 47 | 999 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6398, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6398/6398-wa/topic/education