53.4% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Golden Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Golden Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults hold university degrees in Golden Bay than the state or national average. While 53.4% of people here finished Year 12, this is well below the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 58% seen across Western Australia and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Golden Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.1% of the population.
12.9% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Golden Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 19.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. All local schools are government-run, and 80% are primary schools.
0.70
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
860
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Golden Bay
5 schools — 4,301 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Golden Bay Primary School, Golden Bay | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 511 | 961 |
| Comet Bay College, Secret Harbour | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,879 | 1,004 |
| Singleton Primary School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 629 | 994 |
| Comet Bay Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 638 | 1,005 |
| Secret Harbour Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 644 | 1,017 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Golden Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50566/golden-bay/topic/education