33.6% ▲ +33.6%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
6705, WA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 6705, WA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in postcode 6705 than in most other areas, with only 33.6% completing Year 12. This creates a local landscape where vocational training and practical skills are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, though it has risen by 8.5 points since 2011. About 27.3% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 6705, WA, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are lower than in most areas, with 12.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%, though the number of degrees rose slightly since 2011.
12.4% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 6705, WA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 29%, followed by Education at 9.7% and Health at 8.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are very small, with an average size of 31 students and a total of 61 enrolments. Every school in the area is a government-run combined school.
42.55
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).
61
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
31
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving 6705, WA
2 schools — 61 students.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 2
| Burringurrah Remote Community School, Mount James | Government | Combined | 60.5 km | 55 | — |
| Gascoyne Junction Remote Community School, Gascoyne Junction | Government | Combined | 119.9 km | 6 | — |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 6705, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6705/6705-wa/topic/education