42.6% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6515, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6515, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-three per cent is the share of people in postcode 6515 who finished Year 12, which is the most common schooling level here. This figure is far below the national average, and the area generally has fewer high-level qualifications than most of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.6% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national and state totals and has fallen slightly since 2011. About 21.5% of people stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6515, WA, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 9.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average and represents a decline from 2011.
9.4% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 6515, WA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 17.7%, followed by agriculture and environment at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Education is delivered through a single government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with just 40 enrolments. While there are many schools per 1,000 children, the typical school advantage score is lower than in most areas.
16.39
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).
40
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
40
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6515, WA
1 school — 40 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Coorow Primary School, Coorow | Government | Primary | 15.3 km | 40 | 966 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6515, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6515/6515-wa/topic/education