19.4% ▲ +294.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greys Plain · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greys Plain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 20% of people in Greys Plain have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where most adults have left school early or hold trade certificates rather than university degrees. It is a place where practical qualifications are much more common than formal higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 19.4% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.8% national average. Instead, the most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10 at 29.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Greys Plain splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (30%), with Year 12 at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the typical Western Australian figure. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 40% of the group.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Greys Plain, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 84%; Certificate I / II is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are focused on practical industries, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common field at 12.5%. Architecture and building, along with food and hospitality, each make up 10% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than most, with an average size of 220 students.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
220
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
865
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greys Plain
4 schools — 881 students, average ICSEA 865.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2
| Carnarvon Community College, East Carnarvon | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 447 | 769 |
| Carnarvon School Of The Air, Carnarvon | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 42 | 1,047 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Carnarvon | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 321 | 951 |
| Carnarvon Christian School, Carnarvon | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 71 | 967 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greys Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50591/greys-plain/topic/education