40.9% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hyden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hyden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Hyden have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 40.9% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a distinct educational profile for the town where trade certificates are more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian average, with only 40.9% of residents finishing their secondary schooling. About 21.9% of the population peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hyden, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here; only 9.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 25.5% of residents.
9.7% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Hyden, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Hyden most often studied management and commerce (14.1%) or education (10.7%). Engineering and agriculture and environment both account for 8.7% of the field of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the local primary school is much smaller than most, with an average size of 61 students.
13.51
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
61
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hyden
1 school — 61 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Hyden Primary School, Hyden | Government | Primary | 29.0 km | 61 | 1,012 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hyden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50662/hyden/topic/education