35.9% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cape Burney · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cape Burney
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Cape Burney, held by 41.8% of adults. This is a place where high school completion and university degrees are far less common than in the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.9% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 35% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Cape Burney splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 11 at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 10.6% of adults. This is far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
10.6% ▲ +77.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Cape Burney, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, though their average advantage score is lower than other areas.
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).
420
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower 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 Cape Burney
2 schools — 839 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Wandina Primary School, Wandina | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 449 | 978 |
| Mount Tarcoola Primary School, Geraldton | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 390 | 938 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cape Burney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50248/cape-burney/topic/education