45.4% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bullsbrook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bullsbrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Bullsbrook have finished high school or university compared to the state and national figures. Only 45.4% of residents completed Year 12, and just 10.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This gap is highlighted by the fact that nearly half of all qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national and state figures at 45.4%. Around 27.3% of residents listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bullsbrook, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 10.9% of adults with a university degree is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 44.3% of qualifications.
10.9% ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Bullsbrook, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in Engineering and related fields at 22.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bullsbrook has some of the largest schools for its level, with an average size of 1,009 students. All schools in the area are government-run, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
0.93
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
1,009
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bullsbrook
4 schools — 4,035 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Bullsbrook College, Bullsbrook | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 927 | 957 |
| Anne Hamersley Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 813 | 980 |
| Malvern Springs Primary School, Ellenbrook | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 713 | 972 |
| Aveley Secondary College, Ellenbrook | Government | Secondary | 10.8 km | 1,582 | 980 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bullsbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50207/bullsbrook/topic/education