27.9% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Laverton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Laverton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Laverton finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 27.9% completing Year 12. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the qualification levels across the town. Most residents hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 27.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Laverton, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national figure, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 19.7%.
7.0% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Laverton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related trades at 12.4%, followed by health and management at 5.3% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Laverton has 18.18 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. These are all government schools, though they are typically small with an average of 55 students.
18.18
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
55
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
738
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Laverton
2 schools — 110 students, average ICSEA 738.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Laverton School, Laverton | Government | Combined | 13.5 km | 100 | 738 |
| Mount Margaret Remote Community School, Mount Margaret | Government | Primary | 26.1 km | 10 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Laverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50836/laverton/topic/education