42.1% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Elphinstone · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Elphinstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Mount Elphinstone, where 35.3% of adults hold these credentials. The area generally has lower formal education levels than the rest of the state, with far fewer residents completing Year 12 or earning university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. This is consistent with the breakdown, where 32.9% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Elphinstone, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11.1%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. Graduate diplomas and certificates are the next most common high-level qualification at 17.6%.
11.1% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Mount Elphinstone, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Graduate diploma / certificate (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Education at 26.5%, followed by Management and Commerce at 17.6%. Engineering and Agriculture both account for 14.7% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are nine schools within 3 km, which is more than about 81% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 422 students.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
422
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Elphinstone
9 schools — 3,802 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Parklands School, Albany | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 112 | 1,063 |
| Mount Lockyer Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 599 | 926 |
| John Calvin School (Albany), Albany | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 169 | 1,000 |
| Yakamia Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 437 | 968 |
| Bethel Christian School, Albany | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 318 | 1,019 |
| Albany Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 396 | 1,024 |
| North Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 881 | 959 |
| Albany Secondary Education Support Centre, Albany | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 60 | 944 |
| Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 830 | 995 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Elphinstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51010/mount-elphinstone/topic/education