60.9% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Paulls Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Paulls Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher rates of school completion shape the local workforce in Paulls Valley, where 60.9% of residents finished Year 12. While many have a strong foundation of schooling, the area has a lower proportion of university degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is a little above the national figure at 60.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas. About 27.5% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Paulls Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.3%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. Trade and vocational certificates are common here, with 31.9% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
17.3% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 Paulls Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering at 23.4% and Architecture and building at 21.3%. Health and Management qualifications also make up a significant share of the local workforce.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools have an advantage score of 1,061, which is much higher than most areas. There are two government primary schools within 3 km, with a typical school size of 332 students.
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).
332
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Paulls Valley
2 schools — 664 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Glen Forrest Primary School, Glen Forrest | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 235 | 1,045 |
| Gooseberry Hill Primary School, Gooseberry Hill | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 429 | 1,069 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Paulls Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51213/paulls-valley/topic/education