32.7% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fitzroy Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fitzroy Crossing
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Fitzroy Crossing than in most other areas, with only 32.7% of residents completing Year 12. This gap is far below the national figure, shaping a community where many adults leave school early or hold vocational certificates instead of university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.7% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian average of 58%. Other common exit points are Year 10 for 20.1% and Year 9 or below for 17.7% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fitzroy Crossing, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.1% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 22.9% of residents.
14.1% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Fitzroy Crossing splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 11%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Education at 12.9% and Health at 11.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
All schooling in the area is provided by government combined schools. The average school advantage score is 714, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
4.13
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
269
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
714
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 Fitzroy Crossing
1 school — 269 students, average ICSEA 714.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Fitzroy Valley District High School, Fitzroy Crossing | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 269 | 714 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fitzroy Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50508/fitzroy-crossing/topic/education