30.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walkers Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Walkers Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Half of all qualified adults in Walkers Point hold a Certificate III or IV, making these trade and vocational certificates the most common qualification. The area has very low levels of higher education, with no residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Nearly 40% of people peaked at Year 10, while 22.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Walkers Point, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare here; 0.0% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Walkers Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 27.5% and health at 20.0%, followed by management and commerce at 17.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools, both of which are government run. The average school advantage score of 931 is much lower than most similar areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
259
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Walkers Point
2 schools — 517 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| St Helens State School, St Helens | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 305 | 951 |
| Granville State School, Granville | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 212 | 902 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Walkers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32958/walkers-point/topic/education