41.8% ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Anketell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Anketell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Lower than most similar areas for higher education, Anketell has a workforce where fewer than 12% of adults hold a bachelor degree. This is far below the national figure and shows a trend toward practical, trade-based qualifications instead of university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian average of 58%. This places the area around the middle for its level, though it remains well below the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Anketell, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical training is common here, with 41.7% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. However, those with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 11.6%, far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
11.6% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Anketell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Anketell are most often in Engineering and related fields at 25.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.3% and Architecture and building at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most other areas, with an average size of 652 students. There are four schools within 3km, and three-quarters of these are government primary schools.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
652
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,014
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Anketell
4 schools — 2,606 students, average ICSEA 1,014.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Honeywood Primary School, Wandi | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 678 | 1,047 |
| North Parmelia Primary School, Parmelia | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 300 | 936 |
| Bertram Primary School, Bertram | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 705 | 981 |
| The King's College, Wellard | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 923 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Anketell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50019/anketell/topic/education