48.6% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Halls Head · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Halls Head
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Halls Head have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend carries through to higher education, where the local rate of university degrees is well below the state average. Overall, the area's educational profile is lower than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.6% of people finished Year 12, a result that is well below the Western Australian average. About 26.9% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Halls Head, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.6% of residents.
15.3% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Head, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related subjects at 19.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has nine schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas, though it has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most. Most schools here are government-run (88.9%) and are typically larger than those in other areas.
1.92
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
604
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 54% 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 Head
9 schools — 5,440 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Halls Head Primary School, Halls Head | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 386 | 962 |
| Glencoe Primary School, Halls Head | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 422 | 970 |
| Halls Head College, Halls Head | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,394 | 978 |
| Halls Head College Education Support Centre, Halls Head | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 68 | 958 |
| South Halls Head Primary School, Halls Head | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 629 | 1,008 |
| Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 285 | 918 |
| Dudley Park Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 402 | 904 |
| Mandurah Catholic College, Mandurah | Catholic | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,604 | 1,030 |
| North Mandurah Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 250 | 914 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Halls Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50603/halls-head/topic/education