55.4% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Walpole · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Walpole
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in North Walpole have finished high school or earned a degree compared to state and national figures. While 55.4% of residents finished Year 12, this is well below the Australian average. Despite these gaps, qualification levels are higher here than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little below the Western Australian figure. In contrast, 28.3% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Walpole, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is more common here than in most similar areas, with 19.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. However, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
19.8% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →North Walpole splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 20.9%. Agriculture, environment, management, and commerce each account for 18.6% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most schools in similar areas with an average size of 47 students.
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).
47
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Walpole
1 school — 47 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Walpole Primary School, Walpole | Government | Primary | 23.4 km | 47 | 999 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Walpole [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51152/north-walpole/topic/education