45.1% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bannister · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bannister
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels than most similar areas define Bannister, where nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While many residents have a university degree, far fewer completed Year 12 compared to state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the national rate of 58.8%. Around 23.5% of residents peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bannister, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.5% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 37.1% of residents.
23.5% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bannister splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (38%) and Bachelor degree (35%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 17.1%. Engineering, health, and creative arts each account for 14.3% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government combined school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of areas at this level. This school has an advantage score of 955, which is lower than most 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).
290
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bannister
1 school — 290 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Boddington District High School, Boddington | Government | Combined | 15.4 km | 290 | 955 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bannister [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50071/bannister/topic/education