3.5% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burlong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burlong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Burlong have remained very low since 2011. Only 3.5% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is rare here, with only 3.5% of residents reaching this level. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burlong, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 43%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Burlong hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is far below both the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Burlong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 1.3% and health at 0.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Burlong has five schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. All are government schools, and the typical school size is 256 students.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
256
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
885
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burlong
5 schools — 1,281 students, average ICSEA 885.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| West Northam Primary School, Northam | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 130 | 803 |
| Avonvale Education Support Centre, Northam | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 40 | 932 |
| Avonvale Primary School, Northam | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 117 | 745 |
| Northam Senior High School, Northam | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 669 | 898 |
| Northam Primary School, Northam | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 325 | 937 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burlong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50219/burlong/topic/education