34.0% ▲ +168.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gibson Desert North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gibson Desert North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far lower number of adults have finished high school in Gibson Desert North compared to the rest of the country. Only 34% of people here completed Year 12, which is much lower than most other areas. This creates a distinct educational profile for the region, where few residents hold higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the national figure of 58.8%. About a third of residents finished high school, while another 33% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gibson Desert North splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 9 or below (35%), with Year 10 at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very rare here, with just 1.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%, though 43.3% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
1.9% ▼ -63.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Desert North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 76%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common field is Education at 30%. This is followed by natural sciences, engineering, and agriculture, which each account for 10% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Access to education is limited in the area, with no schools located within 3 km.
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Lower than 99% 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gibson Desert North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50540/gibson-desert-north/topic/education