27.2% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rothsay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rothsay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Rothsay compared to most similar areas. Only 27.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are also uncommon.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 27.2% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%. About 12.8% of people stopped after Year 10, while 9.2% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rothsay, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 9.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though trade qualifications are more common with 21.8% holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Rothsay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 21.8%. Health is the next most frequent area of study at 4.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common situation for about 59% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rothsay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51313/rothsay/topic/education