43.0% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bouvard · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bouvard
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Bouvard have remained steady over the last decade, though they sit well below state and national figures. Only 43% of residents have finished Year 12, and bachelor degrees are far less common here than across the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the Western Australian and Australian figures, with only 43% of people reaching this milestone. Roughly 28% of residents left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bouvard, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon in Bouvard, where only 12.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure, with most qualified residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
12.8% ▲ +168.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Bouvard, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 24.2%, followed by management, commerce, society, and culture at 11.3% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic providers and are typically larger than most others.
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).
520
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bouvard
2 schools — 1,040 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Damien's Catholic Primary School, Dawesville | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 416 | 1,028 |
| Ocean Road Primary School, Dawesville | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 624 | 964 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bouvard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50161/bouvard/topic/education