28.8% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Halls Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Halls Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 28.8% of people in Halls Creek have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is an area where far fewer adults have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to most other places in Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than most areas, with just 28.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is 30 points below the Australian average, while 17.4% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Halls Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%, though 24.4% of people have a Certificate III or IV.
9.6% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Halls Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (8%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 10.7%, followed by education at 9.4% and health at 7.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Halls Creek has two schools within 3km, split evenly between government and Catholic providers. These schools are smaller than most in similar areas, and the average school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
4.99
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
170
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
661
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 Halls Creek
2 schools — 339 students, average ICSEA 661.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Halls Creek District High School, Halls Creek | Government | Combined | 0.4 km | 306 | 661 |
| Warlawurru Catholic School, Halls Creek | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 33 | 662 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Halls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50602/halls-creek/topic/education