42.6% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bluff Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bluff Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Bluff Point have remained steady over the last decade, though they sit well below state and national figures. Only 42.6% of adults here finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in the qualifications of the local workforce, where higher degrees are less common than in the wider region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 42.6%, which is far below both Western Australia (58.0%) and the national figure (58.8%). About a quarter of residents peaked at Year 10, while 13% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bluff Point, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.8% of the population, far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Trade qualifications are more common here, with 33.3% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
13.8% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Bluff Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are Engineering (16.8%) and Management and Commerce (15.2%). Health and Education also feature prominently, each accounting for around 10% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bluff Point has a much higher number of schools per child than most areas, with eight schools within 3km. These schools are split evenly between government (50%) and Catholic or independent sectors (25% each).
16.85
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
359
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bluff Point
8 schools — 2,874 students, average ICSEA 958.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Bluff Point Primary School, Bluff Point | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 218 | 797 |
| St Lawrence's Primary School, Geraldton | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 563 | 990 |
| Meekatharra School Of The Air, Bluff Point | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 61 | 975 |
| Waggrakine Primary School, Waggrakine | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 395 | 875 |
| Geraldton Christian College, Strathalbyn | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 475 | 985 |
| Geraldton Grammar School, Geraldton | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 693 | 1,073 |
| Allendale Primary School, Geraldton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 363 | 893 |
| Geraldton Flexible School, Geraldton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 106 | 763 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bluff Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50132/bluff-point/topic/education