41.8% ▲ +69.1%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hope Valley - Postans · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Hope Valley - Postans
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Hope Valley - Postans have finished Year 12, a rate far below the national average. While schooling levels have risen significantly since 2011, the area still has a much lower proportion of university degrees than most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. However, this is an improvement from 2011, when only 24.7% had finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hope Valley - Postans, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with just 7.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national figure, though the rate has risen slightly since 2011.
7.6% ▲ +120.3%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Hope Valley - Postans, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (32%) and Bachelor degree (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, nearly 30% studied engineering and related fields, while about 19% focused on society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3 kilometres, which is fewer than about 68% of similar areas.
12
Lower than 69% 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).
Schools serving Hope Valley - Postans
12 schools — 7,081 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Orelia Primary School, Orelia | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 301 | 919 |
| Medina Primary School, Medina | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 153 | 900 |
| Gilmore College, Orelia | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,251 | 924 |
| Jilbup Primary School, Hammond Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 294 | 1,054 |
| North Parmelia Primary School, Parmelia | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 300 | 936 |
| Calista Primary School, Calista | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 413 | 920 |
| Hammond Park Catholic Primary School, Hammond Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 408 | 1,078 |
| Hammond Park Secondary College, Hammond Park | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,069 | 1,021 |
| Bertram Primary School, Bertram | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 705 | 981 |
| Hammond Park Primary School, Hammond Park | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 858 | 1,061 |
| St Vincent's School, Parmelia | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 406 | 1,031 |
| The King's College, Wellard | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 923 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hope Valley - Postans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507031172/hope-valley-postans/topic/education