52.9% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Hedland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Port Hedland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of qualified residents in Port Hedland hold an engineering degree, reflecting the area's industrial nature. While some figures are higher than in similar areas, overall schooling and degree levels remain well below state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.9% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Hedland, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 20.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, though this is well below the Western Australian average of 23.8%. Trade qualifications are common here, with 34.4% holding a Certificate III or IV.
20.1% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 Port Hedland, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 26.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has eight schools within 3 km, though the average school advantage score of 898 is much lower than most areas. Most local schools are government run and focused on primary education.
3.05
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
393
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
898
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Port Hedland
8 schools — 3,144 students, average ICSEA 898.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1
| Port Hedland Primary School, Port Hedland | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 478 | 989 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Port Hedland | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 157 | 923 |
| Port Hedland School Of The Air, Port Hedland | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 28 | 943 |
| Baler Primary School, South Hedland | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 592 | 902 |
| Hedland Senior High School, South Hedland | Government | Secondary | 7.5 km | 1,138 | 886 |
| South Hedland Primary School, South Hedland | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 265 | 815 |
| Cassia Primary School, South Hedland | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 444 | 867 |
| Cassia Education Support Centre, South Hedland | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 42 | 828 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51259/port-hedland/topic/education