64.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Scaddan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Scaddan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 14 percentage points separates Scaddan from the national figure for university degrees, though school completion is high. While few residents hold higher degrees, 64.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is well above both the state and national rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong in Scaddan, with 64.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the 58% seen across Australia and Western Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Scaddan, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, as only 12.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the state figure of 23.8%. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28% of people.
12.2% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Scaddan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Certificate I / II (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with health (16%) and agriculture and environment (12%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school. While the average school size of 43 is much lower than most areas, the school advantage score is higher than most other places.
50.00
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
43
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Scaddan
1 school — 43 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Scaddan Primary School, Scaddan | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 43 | 1,024 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Scaddan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51329/scaddan/topic/education