48.7% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pickering Brook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pickering Brook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 48.7% of residents in Pickering Brook have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where school completion is lower than most areas, though a fair number of adults have gone on to earn trade certificates or university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of the residents finished Year 12, a result well below the Western Australian average. Around 24.4% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 12% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pickering Brook, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.7% of adults. Only 15% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.0% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 Pickering Brook, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or certificates, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 23.4%, followed by management and commerce at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much more advantaged than those in most areas, though they are smaller than average. There are 3 schools within 3km, and two-thirds of these are independent primary schools.
9.35
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
123
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pickering Brook
3 schools — 370 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Independent 2 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Pickering Brook Primary School, Pickering Brook | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 29 | 1,013 |
| Carmel Adventist College, Carmel | Independent | Secondary | 10.0 km | 200 | 1,039 |
| Carmel Adventist College Primary School, Bickley | Independent | Primary | 10.7 km | 141 | 1,081 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pickering Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51237/pickering-brook/topic/education