40.4% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newlands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Newlands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Newlands finished high school than in most other parts of the country, with only 40.4% completing Year 12. This creates a local profile where a significant number of residents left school early, though many have since gained trade or professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. Around 35.1% of the community had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newlands, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (40%) and Year 11 (7%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 23.4% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
13.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Newlands splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Bachelor degree at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, led by management and commerce at 19.1% and engineering at 17%. Other common areas of study include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most schools with an average size of 28 students. This school also has a much lower advantage score than most other areas.
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).
28
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Newlands
1 school — 28 students, average ICSEA 916.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kirup Primary School, Kirup | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 28 | 916 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51110/newlands/topic/education