49.5% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pelican Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pelican Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Pelican Point. While a fair number of residents hold higher degrees, the area generally has lower school and university completion rates than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just under half of residents have finished Year 12, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Western Australian figure of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pelican Point, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average of 26.3%.
19.4% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 Pelican Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.8%, followed closely by engineering at 20.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pelican Point has nine schools within 3km, which is more than about 81% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
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).
401
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pelican Point
9 schools — 3,608 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Eaton Primary School, Eaton | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 407 | 958 |
| Clifton Park Primary School, Clifton Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 149 | 969 |
| Grace Christian School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 609 | 1,053 |
| Picton Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 153 | 934 |
| Eaton Community College, Eaton | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 449 | 949 |
| Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 98 | 684 |
| Glen Huon Primary School, Eaton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 511 | 957 |
| Bunbury Catholic College, Bunbury | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 954 | 1,048 |
| Cooinda Primary School, East Bunbury | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 278 | 974 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pelican Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51223/pelican-point/topic/education