27.2% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6443, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6443, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Schooling levels in postcode 6443 have barely changed since 2011, with the share of people finishing Year 12 falling slightly to 27.2%. This area has much lower levels of formal education than the state and national averages. Most adults here have not completed high school or a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 27.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. This is among the lowest levels for any similar area, and the result fell by 0.9 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →6443, WA splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24.8% of people.
6.5% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 6443, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related subjects at 14.3%, followed by Health at 6.5% and Society and Culture at 6.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though these schools are much smaller than most areas with an average size of 91 students. All schools here are government-run combined institutions.
11.49
Higher than 86% 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).
91
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
91
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving 6443, WA
1 school — 91 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Norseman District High School, Norseman | Government | Combined | 257.2 km | 91 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6443, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6443/6443-wa/topic/education