48.9% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Five schools within a short distance make Hay a notable hub for education in the region. While fewer residents finished high school compared to the state average, the area still sees a higher proportion of people with university degrees than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 48.9%, have completed Year 12. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hay, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common here than in most similar areas. However, this remains well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
20.8% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 Hay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related studies at 16.8%, followed by education at 13.3% and health at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,038, which is much higher than most areas. These five schools are mostly government-run (60%) and split evenly between primary and secondary types.
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).
248
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hay
5 schools — 1,238 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2
By type: Secondary 2 · Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Denmark, Denmark | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 143 | 1,024 |
| Golden Hill Steiner School, Denmark | Independent | Combined | 6.6 km | 157 | 1,061 |
| Denmark Senior High School, Denmark | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 422 | 1,038 |
| Kwoorabup Community School, Denmark | Independent | Primary | 7.7 km | 89 | 1,079 |
| Denmark Primary School, Denmark | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 427 | 1,026 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50618/hay/topic/education