55.2% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hester Brook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hester Brook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Hester Brook, where over a quarter of adults hold a university degree. While the typical resident's school completion rate is slightly lower than the state average, the community sees a strong presence of highly educated professionals.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly one in five people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hester Brook, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 27.3% of adults, a figure well above the Western Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.8% of the population.
27.3% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 Hester Brook, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (34%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with food, hospitality and personal services being the most common at 16.4%. Engineering and education follow at 12.7% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Two primary schools operate within 3km of the area, split evenly between government and Catholic sectors. These schools are smaller than those in most similar areas, though they have a higher average advantage score.
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 Brook
2 schools — 376 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Bridgetown Primary School, Bridgetown | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 228 | 1,024 |
| St Brigid's School, Bridgetown | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 148 | 1,025 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hester Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50631/hester-brook/topic/education