28.3% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dampier Peninsula · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dampier Peninsula
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 28.3% of people in Dampier Peninsula have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means a large portion of the local adult population has left school early, which is reflected in the very low number of university degrees compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian average, with only 28.3% of people finishing. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 28.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Dampier Peninsula splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (32%) and Year 12 (32%), with Year 11 at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as the 9% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure. The most frequent qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.6% of residents.
9.0% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Dampier Peninsula, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Education at 12.2% and Management and Commerce at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10.07 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, though the typical school is much smaller than usual with only 70 students.
10.07
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
70
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
676
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dampier Peninsula
3 schools — 210 students, average ICSEA 676.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 1
By type: Combined 3
| Sacred Heart School, Broome | Catholic | Combined | 25.8 km | 58 | 635 |
| Christ the King Catholic School, Broome | Catholic | Combined | 31.9 km | 38 | 704 |
| One Arm Point Remote Community School, Dampier Peninsula | Government | Combined | 49.1 km | 114 | 687 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dampier Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50380/dampier-peninsula/topic/education