50.0% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Robinson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Robinson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few adults in Robinson have a university degree, with only 13.3% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. While half of the population has finished Year 12, this is still well below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 50% of people have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.8% national figure. The rest of the group mostly finished Year 10 or Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Robinson, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Vocational training is common here, with 35.2% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the share of people with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Western Australian figure.
13.3% ▲ +76.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Robinson, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 17.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.0% and Health at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. Half are government and half are independent, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
280
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Robinson
4 schools — 1,118 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Mount Lockyer Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 599 | 926 |
| Parklands School, Albany | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 112 | 1,063 |
| John Calvin School (Albany), Albany | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 169 | 1,000 |
| Little Grove Primary School, Little Grove | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 238 | 1,027 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Robinson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51300/robinson/topic/education