40.1% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Erskine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Erskine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Erskine, where 39% of adults hold one. This area has lower rates of formal schooling and university degrees than both the state and national figures. Only 10.4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Erskine finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 40.1% completed Year 12, which is 19 points lower than the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Erskine, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
10.4% ▲ +47.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Erskine, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Erskine has more schools than 80% of similar areas, with eight schools within 3km. These schools are typically larger than most, and 87.5% are government-run.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
649
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower 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 Erskine
8 schools — 5,190 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Halls Head College, Halls Head | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,394 | 978 |
| Halls Head College Education Support Centre, Halls Head | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 68 | 958 |
| Halls Head Primary School, Halls Head | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 386 | 962 |
| South Halls Head Primary School, Halls Head | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 629 | 1,008 |
| Glencoe Primary School, Halls Head | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 422 | 970 |
| Mandurah Catholic College, Mandurah | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,604 | 1,030 |
| Dudley Park Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 402 | 904 |
| Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 285 | 918 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Erskine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50491/erskine/topic/education