38.9% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bruce Rock · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bruce Rock
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Bruce Rock have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to most similar areas. Only 38.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a profile where trade certificates are more common than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.9% of people here finished Year 12, a result far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. About 28.1% of residents stopped after Year 10, while 11% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bruce Rock, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common qualification at 30.9%.
10.7% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Bruce Rock, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 14.1%, followed by Education at 10.6% and Management and Commerce at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are smaller and have a much lower advantage score than most areas. There is one government-run combined school serving the community, which is a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar places.
6.80
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
100
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bruce Rock
1 school — 100 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Bruce Rock District High School, Bruce Rock | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 100 | 941 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bruce Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50196/bruce-rock/topic/education