41.2% ▲ +204.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rudds Gully · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rudds Gully
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have completed formal schooling in Rudds Gully than in most other areas. Only 41.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend carries into higher education, where a small number of adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. A quarter of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rudds Gully, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 44.1%.
11.9% ▲ +397.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Rudds Gully, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in Engineering and related fields at 21.6%, followed by Health at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, all of which are government run. The average school size is 562 students, which is much higher than most similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower.
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).
562
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rudds Gully
3 schools — 1,686 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Wandina Primary School, Wandina | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 449 | 978 |
| Mount Tarcoola Primary School, Geraldton | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 390 | 938 |
| Champion Bay Senior High School, Geraldton | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 847 | 914 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rudds Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51316/rudds-gully/topic/education