52.8% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Collins · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Collins
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of residents in Collins have completed Year 12, reflecting a strong educational foundation for the area. While university degrees are more common here than in most similar places, overall schooling and degree rates remain well below national and state figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.8% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%. A quarter of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Collins, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.2% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
22.2% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 Collins, Bachelor degree is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Education at 32%, ahead of Society & culture (21%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Two schools serve the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places, though they are much smaller than most. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
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).
86
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Collins
2 schools — 171 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Pemberton District High School, Pemberton | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 132 | 996 |
| St Joseph's School, Pemberton | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 39 | 1,025 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Collins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50314/collins/topic/education