44.4% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Halls Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Halls Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 33% of qualified adults in Halls Creek hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification here. While this is typical for similar areas, the overall level of higher education is far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. Roughly 27% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Halls Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.7% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and the state average of 27.8%.
13.7% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Halls Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related fields at 20.7%. Health and management and commerce follow at 14.6% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most schools. This school also has a much lower advantage score than most other areas.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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).
29
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
920
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Halls Creek
1 school — 29 students, average ICSEA 920.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bendemeer Public School, Bendemeer | Government | Primary | 23.9 km | 29 | 920 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Halls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11841/halls-creek/topic/education