32.3% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cervantes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cervantes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 32.3% of people in Cervantes finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is an area where few adults hold high-level university degrees, with a typical educational profile that sits much lower than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian average, with only 32.3% of residents finishing their final year of school. About 31.8% of people stopped at Year 10, and another 12.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Cervantes splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 11 at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average, as most qualified residents instead hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.0% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Cervantes, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, the most common field is Engineering and related services at 26.5%. Management and commerce follow at 11.0%, while health qualifications make up 9.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 55 students. There are 17.86 schools per 1,000 children, a figure much higher than in most similar areas.
17.86
Higher than 87% 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).
55
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cervantes
1 school — 55 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cervantes Primary School, Cervantes | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 55 | 955 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cervantes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50279/cervantes/topic/education