48.8% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rosa Brook · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A school advantage score of 1,040 is much higher than most areas, marking Rosa Brook as a place where students have significant support. While many adults here have not finished Year 12, those who have degrees or certificates are more common than in similar areas.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 48.8%, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 26.2% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
48.8% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Rosa Brook, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the state average. Trade qualifications are common, with 36% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
21.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Rosa Brook, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents include Engineering and related fields at 14%, followed by Health and Education, which both sit at 11.4%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rosa Brook has three government schools within 3 km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 730 students.
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).
730
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
3 schools — 2,189 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Rapids Landing Primary School, Margaret River | Government | Primary | 10.4 km | 425 | 1,013 |
| Margaret River Primary School, Margaret River | Government | Primary | 11.2 km | 568 | 1,043 |
| Margaret River Senior High School, Margaret River | Government | Secondary | 11.4 km | 1,196 | 1,048 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rosa Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51309/rosa-brook/topic/education