52.3% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Grace · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Grace
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Lake Grace have remained relatively steady, though university degrees are far less common than in most other areas. Only 10.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Most residents have practical qualifications, with a strong focus on trade and engineering certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.3% of people finished Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Western Australian average of 58%. Roughly 27.7% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lake Grace, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are the most common achievement here, with 43.3% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This focus on vocational training helps explain why the proportion of university degrees is far below the national average.
10.8% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Lake Grace, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 22.9%, followed by Health at 10%. Architecture, building, management, and commerce each make up about 9.5% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lake Grace has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school size is smaller. All schooling in the area is provided by government combined schools.
9.52
Higher than 74% 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).
127
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lake Grace
1 school — 127 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Lake Grace District High School, Lake Grace | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 127 | 986 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Grace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50819/lake-grace/topic/education