53.3% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Singleton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Singleton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Trade certificates are the most common achievement for adults in Singleton, where 41.6% hold a Certificate III or IV. While many residents have finished high school, the area's typical qualification levels sit well below the national and state figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of the population (53.3%) completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this result is still well below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Singleton, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most residents hold a trade certificate or a diploma.
15.9% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Singleton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 20.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.2% and Education at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Singleton has more schools within 3 km than 81% of similar areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, with an average size of 796 students.
1.02
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
796
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Singleton
9 schools — 7,161 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Singleton Primary School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 629 | 994 |
| Golden Bay Primary School, Golden Bay | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 511 | 961 |
| Coastal Lakes College, Lakelands | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,145 | 975 |
| St Marcellin Catholic College, Madora Bay | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 54 | 1,046 |
| Comet Bay College, Secret Harbour | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,879 | 1,004 |
| Madora Bay Primary School, Madora Bay | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 276 | 1,004 |
| Mandurah Baptist College, Lakelands | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,383 | 1,049 |
| Lakelands Primary School, Lakelands | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 646 | 970 |
| Comet Bay Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 638 | 1,005 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51354/singleton/topic/education