37.3% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hester · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hester
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.3% of people in Hester have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap extends to higher education, where the area has much lower rates of university degrees than most similar places. Many adults here hold trade certificates or diplomas instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 37.3% of residents finishing their final year. A similar number of people, 36.0%, stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Hester splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 11 at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 5.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 38.5% and diplomas at 33.3%.
5.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Hester, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (37%) and Bachelor degree (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Food, hospitality and personal services both at 17.9%. Health and Society and culture are also common, each accounting for 15.4% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hester has two primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors and have an average size of 188 students.
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).
188
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hester
2 schools — 376 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Bridgetown Primary School, Bridgetown | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 228 | 1,024 |
| St Brigid's School, Bridgetown | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 148 | 1,025 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50630/hester/topic/education