36.3% —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Roebourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Roebourne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 23 percentage points separates Roebourne from the national rate of Year 12 completions, which stands at just 36.3%. This reflects a local profile where many adults have left school earlier than usual and few hold university degrees. The trend has remained steady over the last five years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.3% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the Western Australian rate of 58.0%. About 23.1% of the community reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Roebourne, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.7% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.7% of people.
9.7% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Roebourne, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, engineering and related fields are the most common at 26.2%. Other notable areas of study include management and commerce at 10.2% and health at 5.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Roebourne has three government schools, which is a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. However, the typical school is much smaller than in other areas, with an average of 230 students.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.63
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Lower than 94% 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).
689
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
230
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
882
Lower than 93% 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 Roebourne
3 schools — 689 students, average ICSEA 882.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Dampier Primary School, Dampier | Government | Primary | 43.6 km | 193 | 984 |
| Roebourne District High School, Roebourne | Government | Combined | 44.5 km | 141 | 686 |
| Wickham Primary School, Wickham | Government | Primary | 51.6 km | 355 | 905 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Roebourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510031273/roebourne/topic/education