53.9% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gelorup - Stratham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Gelorup - Stratham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Gelorup - Stratham have finished high school or earned a degree compared to the state and national figures. While 53.9% have completed Year 12, this is well below the Australian average of 58.8%. The area is seeing a slow climb in education levels, with more people finishing school and earning degrees than five years ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 5.6 points since 2016 to reach 53.9%. However, this remains well below the 58% seen across Western Australia, with 26.7% of residents having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gelorup - Stratham, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 37.9% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
20.8% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 Gelorup - Stratham, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 22.3%, followed by Health at 14.3% and Education at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one independent combined school in the area, which is much larger than those in most similar areas. This school also has a much higher advantage score than most other schools.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.80
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
663
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
663
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,100
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gelorup - Stratham
9 schools — 4,566 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Dalyellup College, Dalyellup | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 576 | 970 |
| Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, Gelorup | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 663 | 1,100 |
| Dalyellup Primary School, Dalyellup | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 448 | 970 |
| Bunbury Baptist College, Dalyellup | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 792 | 1,013 |
| Tuart Forest Primary School, Dalyellup | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 459 | 967 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 8.4 km | 418 | 1,041 |
| Maidens Park Primary School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 178 | 823 |
| Newton Moore Senior High School, South Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 9.9 km | 485 | 903 |
| Manea Senior College, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 9.9 km | 547 | 1,033 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gelorup - Stratham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021252/gelorup-stratham/topic/education