38.6% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eaton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eaton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 20 percentage points separates Eaton from the national average in Year 12 completion. Only 38.6% of residents finished their final school year, and university degrees are much less common here than in other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. About 31.3% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, which is the second most common highest year completed.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eaton, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are much more typical here, with 44.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.0% ▲ +41.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 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 Eaton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 19.9%. This is followed by Management and Commerce at 14% and Society and Culture at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Eaton has 12 schools within 3km, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with an average school size of 439 students, which is higher than most areas.
1.82
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
439
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower 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 Eaton
12 schools — 5,262 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Clifton Park Primary School, Clifton Park | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 149 | 969 |
| Eaton Community College, Eaton | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 449 | 949 |
| Glen Huon Primary School, Eaton | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 511 | 957 |
| Eaton Primary School, Eaton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 407 | 958 |
| Leschenault Catholic Primary School, Australind | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 422 | 1,030 |
| Australind Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 182 | 953 |
| Treendale Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 553 | 984 |
| Australind Senior High School, Australind | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,079 | 964 |
| Picton Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 153 | 934 |
| Grace Christian School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 609 | 1,053 |
| Parkfield Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 650 | 999 |
| Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 98 | 684 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50472/eaton/topic/education