26.1% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6635, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6635, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in postcode 6635 have completed high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 26.1% of people finished Year 12, which is a significant gap when compared to the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower educational attainment has worsened over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the state and national averages, and have fallen by 9.4 percentage points since 2011. For those who did finish school, the most common result was Year 12 at 26.1%, followed by Year 10 at 16.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6635, WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are also rare here, with only 5.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%, and the proportion of people with these degrees fell slightly since 2011.
5.4% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 6635, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 13.1%, followed by Education at 4.4% and Management and commerce at 3.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are very small and sparsely used, with a typical size of just 17 students. All schools in the area are government-run, and they are split evenly between primary and combined schools.
50.00
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
33
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
17
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
594
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 6635, WA
2 schools — 33 students, average ICSEA 594.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Pia Wadjarri Remote Community School, Murchison | Government | Combined | 62.3 km | 11 | 594 |
| Yalgoo Primary School, Yalgoo | Government | Primary | 77.3 km | 22 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6635, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6635/6635-wa/topic/education