50.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Copley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Copley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 5.3% of adults in Copley hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where few people have pursued university education, and half of the residents finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the people here completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the Western Australian rate of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Copley, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 9 or below is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon in the area, with a typical qualification being a Certificate III or IV. The proportion of people with degrees is far below the national average of 26.3%.
5.3% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Copley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, health is the most common field at 25%, followed by engineering and society and culture, both at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area. It is much smaller than most schools in similar areas, with a typical size of 63 students.
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).
63
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
898
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Copley
1 school — 63 students, average ICSEA 898.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wundowie Primary School, Wundowie | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 63 | 898 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Copley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50337/copley/topic/education