35.5% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bakers Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bakers Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower schooling and qualification levels than most similar areas define Bakers Hill. Only 35.5% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that sits far below both the state and national averages. This reflects a workforce and community where vocational training is far more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.5% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. About 31.8% of residents list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Bakers Hill splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 11 at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.8% of residents.
7.2% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Bakers Hill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are engineering and related studies at 20.6%, followed by management and commerce at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools within 3 km, both of which are government-run. These schools are smaller than most and have a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
3.95
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
94
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
942
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bakers Hill
2 schools — 188 students, average ICSEA 942.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Bakers Hill Primary School, Bakers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 125 | 964 |
| Wundowie Primary School, Wundowie | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 63 | 898 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bakers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50051/bakers-hill/topic/education