24.0% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6638, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6638, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in postcode 6638 are among the lowest for similar areas. Only 24% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher learning, where very few adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 24% of people here completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the Western Australian average of 58% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6638, WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national figure. This is much lower than most areas and has barely changed over the last decade.
7.3% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 6638, WA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 10.1%, followed by management, commerce, society and culture at 5% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most places, though these are all small, government-run combined schools with an average size of 114 students.
8.13
Higher than 77% 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).
114
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
114
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
717
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 6638, WA
1 school — 114 students, average ICSEA 717.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Mount Magnet District High School, Mount Magnet | Government | Combined | 28.3 km | 114 | 717 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6638, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6638/6638-wa/topic/education