55.9% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kealy · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kealy
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Kealy than in most similar areas. While 55.9% of residents completed Year 12, the proportion of adults with a university degree is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 55.9%, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the Western Australian and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kealy, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.2% of the population, a figure that is well below the state average and far below the Australian average.
14.2% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Kealy, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government schools, which are larger than those in about 66% of similar areas and have a school advantage score higher than most.
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).
956
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
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 Kealy
2 schools — 1,912 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Cape Naturaliste College, Vasse | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,168 | 1,023 |
| Vasse Primary School, Vasse | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 744 | 997 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kealy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50745/kealy/topic/education