62.8% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hocking · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hocking
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Better than average school completion rates define the educational landscape in Hocking, where 62.8% of residents finished Year 12. This is well above both the state and national figures, reflecting a community where a high proportion of adults have completed their secondary education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Hocking finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, sitting 4.8 percentage points above the Western Australian average. About 17.9% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 5.8% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hocking, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most areas, though this is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most frequent qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.5% of the community.
21.2% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 Hocking, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional fields are diverse here, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 19.0%. Management and commerce follow closely at 18.6%, followed by Health and Society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hocking has a high number of schools within 3 km—more than 85% of similar areas—though there are only 1.23 schools per 1,000 children. The local schools are typically much larger than those in other areas, with the majority being government-run primary schools.
1.23
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
600
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hocking
13 schools — 7,803 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School, Hocking | Catholic | Primary | 0.1 km | 218 | 1,047 |
| Hocking Primary School, Hocking | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 527 | 1,036 |
| Pearsall Primary School, Pearsall | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 624 | 1,045 |
| Wanneroo Secondary College, Wanneroo | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,367 | 994 |
| East Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 346 | 972 |
| Wanneroo Primary School, Wanneroo | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 414 | 985 |
| St Anthony's School, Wanneroo | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 378 | 1,046 |
| Woodvale Secondary College, Woodvale | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,251 | 1,066 |
| North Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 394 | 1,079 |
| Woodvale Primary School, Woodvale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 369 | 1,070 |
| Edgewater Primary School, Edgewater | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 414 | 1,064 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Woodvale | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 454 | 1,087 |
| Mater Dei College, Edgewater | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,047 | 1,056 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hocking [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50645/hocking/topic/education