43.8% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6603, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6603, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in postcode 6603, held by 40.2% of adults. This area has far fewer people with university degrees than the national average, though school completion rates have risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.8% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. About 29.8% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6603, WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.2% of the population, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%. This proportion has risen slightly by 2 percentage points since 2011.
9.2% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 6603, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 19.5%, followed by management and commerce at 10.9% and education at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though it has a much lower average school advantage score than most places. All schooling is provided by a single government combined school.
4.65
Higher than 62% 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).
208
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
208
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
920
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6603, WA
1 school — 208 students, average ICSEA 920.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Wongan Hills District High School, Wongan Hills | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 208 | 920 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6603, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6603/6603-wa/topic/education