28.6% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gascoyne River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gascoyne River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 28.6% of people in Gascoyne River finished Year 12, meaning schooling levels are far below those seen across the state. This reflects a community where many adults left school early, and only 5.1% hold a university degree, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the state and national averages, with 32.1% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gascoyne River splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (32%) and Year 12 (29%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 5.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 60% of qualified adults.
5.1% ▼ -57.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Gascoyne River, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 80%; Postgraduate degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, one in four studied education and 15% studied health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, but they are much smaller than most areas. All schools here are government-run combined campuses.
34.48
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
31
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Gascoyne River
2 schools — 61 students.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 2
| Burringurrah Remote Community School, Mount James | Government | Combined | 87.6 km | 55 | — |
| Gascoyne Junction Remote Community School, Gascoyne Junction | Government | Combined | 111.0 km | 6 | — |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gascoyne River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50531/gascoyne-river/topic/education