40.7% —
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gascoyne · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Gascoyne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Gascoyne are finishing school and earning degrees than in previous years, though overall levels remain low. Only 40.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This indicates a local workforce that relies more heavily on practical skills than formal higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 4.1 percentage points since 2016 to 40.7%, but this is still far below the 58.8% national average. About 23.2% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gascoyne, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13.8%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. This has risen 2.5 percentage points since 2016, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 32%.
13.8% —
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Gascoyne, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Gascoyne are most commonly in Engineering and related fields at 16.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools across the region, which is among the smallest number of schools for an area of this level. While the average school size of 176 students is much lower than most areas, there are 5.16 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.
9
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.16
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,584
Lower than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
176
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
910
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gascoyne
9 schools — 1,584 students, average ICSEA 910.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 6 · Primary 3
| Exmouth District High School, Exmouth | Government | Combined | — | 536 | 987 |
| Carnarvon Community College, East Carnarvon | Government | Combined | — | 447 | 769 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Carnarvon | Catholic | Combined | — | 321 | 951 |
| Shark Bay School, Denham | Government | Combined | — | 85 | 901 |
| Carnarvon Christian School, Carnarvon | Independent | Primary | — | 71 | 967 |
| Burringurrah Remote Community School, Mount James | Government | Combined | — | 55 | — |
| Carnarvon School Of The Air, Carnarvon | Government | Primary | — | 42 | 1,047 |
| Useless Loop Primary School, Useless Loop | Government | Primary | — | 21 | 887 |
| Gascoyne Junction Remote Community School, Gascoyne Junction | Government | Combined | — | 6 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gascoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51102/gascoyne/topic/education