45.7% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bayonet Head · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bayonet Head
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A shift in educational trends is visible in Bayonet Head, where qualification levels have evolved since 2011. Fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures, but the area now supports a mix of government and independent schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australia figure of 58.0% and the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bayonet Head, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.4% of the population, far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.6% of residents.
13.4% ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Bayonet Head, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce (14.8%) and Engineering (14.4%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. These schools tend to be larger than usual and have a higher advantage score than most areas.
1.53
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
494
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bayonet Head
6 schools — 2,961 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 3
| Flinders Park Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 325 | 973 |
| Australian Christian College - Southlands, Albany | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 987 | 1,036 |
| St Joseph's College, Albany | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 675 | 1,023 |
| Great Southern Grammar School, Kalgan | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 611 | 1,080 |
| Spencer Park Education Support Centre, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 60 | 930 |
| Spencer Park Primary School, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 303 | 938 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bayonet Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50082/bayonet-head/topic/education