39.8% ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Harvey · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Harvey
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Harvey, where 37.8% of the population hold one. The area has far fewer people with higher education degrees compared to the rest of the state and the nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Harvey have finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, with only 39.8% completing their final year. This is 19 percentage points below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Harvey, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11.8%, which is far below both Western Australia and the national average. This gap is 15 points lower than the figure for Australia.
11.8% ▲ +55.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Harvey, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related fields at 19.7%, followed by management and commerce at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 215 students and a lower-than-average advantage score.
4.96
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
215
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Harvey
4 schools — 859 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 2 · Primary 2
| Harvey Senior High School, Harvey | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 271 | 942 |
| Harvey Primary School, Harvey | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 258 | 943 |
| St Anne's School, Harvey | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 164 | 1,011 |
| Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Harvey, Wokalup | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 166 | 1,017 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Harvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50615/harvey/topic/education