51.8% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bovell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bovell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Eight different schools are located within 3km of Bovell, providing more local options than about 80% of similar areas. While the area has a higher rate of university degrees than most similar places, the typical resident's schooling and qualification levels remain well below the Western Australian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bovell, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 19.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate higher than most similar areas but well below the Western Australian average of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents.
19.6% ▲ +47.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 Bovell, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Bovell are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 19.4%, followed by Education at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 593 students. These schools also have a higher advantage score than most areas and are mostly government-run.
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).
593
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
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 Bovell
8 schools — 4,743 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Georgiana Molloy Anglican School, Yalyalup | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,215 | 1,067 |
| Geographe Primary School, Busselton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 413 | 976 |
| Geographe Education Support Centre, Busselton | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 62 | 973 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Busselton | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,552 | 1,052 |
| Cornerstone Christian College, Busselton | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 380 | 1,038 |
| Busselton Senior High School, Busselton | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 594 | 952 |
| Busselton Primary School, Busselton | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 180 | 908 |
| West Busselton Primary School, Busselton | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 347 | 954 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bovell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50162/bovell/topic/education