56.0% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 42% of residents in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While university degrees are far less common here than across Australia, more people have finished Year 12 than they did in 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56% of people have completed Year 12, which is a little below the national figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement for the area, as the rate rose 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 15.2% of adults, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. This represents a small increase of 2.9 percentage points over the last decade.
15.2% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 20.9%, followed by management and commerce at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools, all of which are government run. While enrolments are among the largest for similar areas with 4,301 students, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.90
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
4,301
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
860
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Lower than 57% 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 Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour
12 schools — 8,284 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Golden Bay Primary School, Golden Bay | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 511 | 961 |
| Comet Bay College, Secret Harbour | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,879 | 1,004 |
| Singleton Primary School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 629 | 994 |
| Comet Bay Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 638 | 1,005 |
| Secret Harbour Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 644 | 1,017 |
| Coastal Lakes College, Lakelands | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,145 | 975 |
| St Marcellin Catholic College, Madora Bay | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 54 | 1,046 |
| Madora Bay Primary School, Madora Bay | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 276 | 1,004 |
| Mandurah Baptist College, Lakelands | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 1,383 | 1,049 |
| Lakelands Primary School, Lakelands | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 646 | 970 |
| Endeavour Primary School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 387 | 957 |
| Endeavour Education Support Centre, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 92 | 895 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051191/singleton-golden-bay-secret-harbour/topic/education