32.1% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Drysdale River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Drysdale River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Drysdale River has remained low over the last decade, with only 32.1% of people completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where few residents have finished high school or gone on to university.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 46.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Drysdale River, Year 10 is the majority at 59%; Year 12 is next at 41%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.1% of residents.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Drysdale River, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 19.0% and Education at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government combined school, which is smaller than those in most similar areas with an average size of 114 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).
114
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Drysdale River
1 school — 114 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Kalumburu Remote Community School, Kalumburu | Government | Combined | 66.6 km | 114 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Drysdale River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50428/drysdale-river/topic/education