62.2% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shadforth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Shadforth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Shadforth, where 33.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This strong academic trend is seen across the board, with a high proportion of residents finishing secondary school and a large number of university graduates compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is well above the national figure, with 62.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits 4.3 percentage points above the Western Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Shadforth, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 33.7% of adults, which is well above both the state and national figures. For those with degrees, the most common level is a bachelor degree at 30%.
33.7% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 33.7%
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 Shadforth, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.3%, followed by education and management.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,040, which is much higher 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).
274
Lower than 55% 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).
Schools serving Shadforth
4 schools — 1,095 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Denmark Primary School, Denmark | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 427 | 1,026 |
| Golden Hill Steiner School, Denmark | Independent | Combined | 8.2 km | 157 | 1,061 |
| Denmark Senior High School, Denmark | Government | Secondary | 8.6 km | 422 | 1,038 |
| Kwoorabup Community School, Denmark | Independent | Primary | 8.7 km | 89 | 1,079 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shadforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51342/shadforth/topic/education