48.3% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Frankland River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Frankland River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Frankland River have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.3% of people here finished Year 12, a result well below the Western Australian average of 58.0%. Roughly 20.6% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Frankland River, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.5% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.5% of people.
15.5% ▲ +72.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 Frankland River, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most commonly tied to the land and industry, with agriculture and environment leading at 20.2%, followed by engineering at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 56 students. There is one government primary school within 3 km, contributing to a rate of 17.86 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.
17.86
Higher than 87% 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).
56
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Frankland River
1 school — 56 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Frankland River Primary School, Frankland River | Government | Primary | 11.2 km | 56 | 964 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Frankland River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50520/frankland-river/topic/education