34.1% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Horrocks · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Horrocks
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Schooling and qualification levels in Horrocks have seen a notable shift since 2011, though formal education levels remain low. Only 34.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a community where many people left school early or pursued trade paths instead of academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.1% of people here finished Year 12, a result far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%. In fact, about 30.2% of residents identify Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Horrocks splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (33%), with Year 11 at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High-level degrees are rare in Horrocks, with only 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 29.2%.
8.5% ▲ +63.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Horrocks, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents include Education at 15.4% and Engineering and related fields at 13.8%. Health, Management and Commerce, and Society and Culture each account for 10.8% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a common pattern as it is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Horrocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50655/horrocks/topic/education