41.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Georgina · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Georgina
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Georgina have finished high school, which shapes the local skill set and daily life. This is a community where higher education is uncommon, with only 6.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.5% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 13.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Georgina, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents. University degrees are rare here, as the 6.3% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
6.3% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Georgina, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications across the area are split between Engineering and Society & Culture, which both account for 24.2% of degrees. Health and Management & Commerce follow at 12.1% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 65 students. Its average school advantage score sits around the middle for its level.
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).
65
Lower than 81% 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 Georgina
1 school — 65 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Walkaway Primary School, Walkaway | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 65 | 977 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Georgina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50535/georgina/topic/education