33.6% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gibson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gibson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Gibson have finished Year 12, reflecting a community where many people left school early. This trend is seen in the qualifications data, with only 9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below both the Western Australian and national figures. For many, the highest year of school finished was Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gibson, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of adults. The proportion of people with university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.
9.0% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Gibson, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields, which make up 18.2% of the total, followed by society and culture and agriculture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While the area has more schools per 1,000 children than most places, the only secondary school here is an independent one with a much smaller average size than usual.
10.42
Higher than 75% 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).
62
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
677
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 Gibson
1 school — 62 students, average ICSEA 677.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Secondary 1
| Wongutha Christian Aboriginal Parent-Directed School, Gibson | Independent | Secondary | 6.5 km | 62 | 677 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gibson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50539/gibson/topic/education