48.5% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burekup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burekup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Burekup have remained steady over the last decade, though they sit well below national figures. Far fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 48.5% completing Year 12. This trend carries through to higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also much lower than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, or 48.5%, finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. Around 26.4% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burekup, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 12.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.4% of residents.
12.6% ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Burekup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 21.1%, followed by education and management and commerce, which both sit at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Burekup has two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. The schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors, and half are primary schools while the other half are combined.
4.90
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
239
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burekup
2 schools — 478 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| River Valley Primary School, Burekup | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 70 | 959 |
| Hope Christian College, Roelands | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 408 | 1,004 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burekup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50217/burekup/topic/education