35.1% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alma · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alma
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 24 percentage points separates Alma from the national figure for Year 12 completion, which sits at just 35.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas. Low levels of formal schooling are mirrored in qualifications, where university degrees are far less common than across Western Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.1% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 58%. About 33% of the population peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Alma splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (45%) and Year 10 (42%), with Year 11 at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 31% of residents.
8.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Alma, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 32%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3 km of the area, though the average school size of 97 is lower than most areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
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).
97
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
911
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 Alma
2 schools — 194 students, average ICSEA 911.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Mary's School, Northampton | Catholic | Primary | 10.3 km | 56 | 979 |
| Northampton District High School, Northampton | Government | Combined | 10.8 km | 138 | 884 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50014/alma/topic/education