47.1% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Deepdene · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Deepdene
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Deepdene have completed Year 12, at 47.1%. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While some residents hold high-level degrees, the area generally has lower school completion rates than most of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%. About 23.5% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Deepdene, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
18.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Deepdene, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Health at 37.0%, followed by Engineering and Education, which both sit at 18.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, though it is much smaller than most other schools with an average size of 55 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).
55
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Deepdene
1 school — 55 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Karridale Primary School, Karridale | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 55 | 993 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Deepdene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50401/deepdene/topic/education