32.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Picton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Picton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has remained notably low in Picton, where no adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Only 32.3% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This trend is reflected in a local population where many people left school after Year 10.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 32.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. Instead, the most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 38.7% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Picton, the largest group is Year 10 at 35%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 11 (26%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 0.0% of the population. This is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Picton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 29%, ahead of Health (24%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Picton is well-served by 10 schools within 3km, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, and the typical school size of 416 students is higher than in most areas.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
416
Higher than 61% 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 Picton
10 schools — 4,159 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Picton Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 153 | 934 |
| Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 98 | 684 |
| Grace Christian School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 609 | 1,053 |
| Eaton Primary School, Eaton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 407 | 958 |
| Bunbury Catholic College, Bunbury | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 954 | 1,048 |
| Eaton Community College, Eaton | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 449 | 949 |
| Clifton Park Primary School, Clifton Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 149 | 969 |
| Glen Huon Primary School, Eaton | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 511 | 957 |
| Carey Park Primary School, Carey Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 282 | 900 |
| Manea Senior College, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 547 | 1,033 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Picton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51238/picton/topic/education