40.6% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Big Grove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Big Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Big Grove, held by 32.5% of adults. This area has lower school completion rates than most other places, with only 40.6% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Big Grove finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures, which both sit around 58%. In fact, 27.1% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Big Grove, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.7%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. This standing is around the middle when compared to similar areas.
15.7% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Big Grove, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.2%. Education and Society and culture both follow at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which has a school advantage score higher than most areas. The school has a typical size for this level with 238 students.
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).
238
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Big Grove
1 school — 238 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Little Grove Primary School, Little Grove | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 238 | 1,027 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Big Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50121/big-grove/topic/education