63.5% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cascade · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cascade
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong 63.5% of residents in Cascade have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This educational attainment sets the tone for the area, where high school completion is much more common than in most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is a standout here, with 63.5% of people finishing their final year of school. This is well above the 58% seen across Western Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cascade, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is about the same as the state average but a little below the national rate. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 40% and Certificate III or IV at 26.7%.
24.0% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 Cascade, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Certificate III / IV (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (8%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Fields of study are led by management and commerce at 22.2%, followed by education at 17.8% and agriculture and environment at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is much smaller than most other schools with an average of 24 students. This provides a high number of schools per 1,000 children compared to other areas.
33.33
Higher than 96% 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).
24
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher 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 Cascade
1 school — 24 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cascade Primary School, Cascade | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 24 | 1,023 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cascade [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50272/cascade/topic/education