33.6% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6525, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6525, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 25 percentage points separates postcode 6525 from the national average for Year 12 completion. Very few adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and the area has much lower school advantage scores than most other places. This reflects a region where formal higher education is far less common than across Western Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the state figure of 58%. This is much lower than most areas, although the rate rose slightly by 1.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →6525, WA splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 11 at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 7.8% of adults have 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 37.5% of residents.
7.8% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 6525, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 20.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
All schools here are government-run combined institutions. While the typical school size is larger than in most areas, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.82
Lower than 73% 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).
342
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
342
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
945
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6525, WA
1 school — 342 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Dongara District High School, Dongara | Government | Combined | 15.2 km | 342 | 945 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6525, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6525/6525-wa/topic/education