49.4% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Somerville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Somerville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of qualified adults in Somerville hold a Certificate III or IV. While this is higher than most similar areas, the place has fewer people with university degrees and high school diplomas compared to Western Australia and the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Somerville, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.0% of adults. This is higher than in many similar areas, though it remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.0% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 Somerville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 29.2%, followed by management and commerce at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Somerville has more schools within 3km than 86% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score of 943 is much lower than most areas.
2.99
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
369
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Somerville
15 schools — 5,528 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Goldfields Baptist College, Somerville | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 239 | 1,017 |
| O'Connor Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 761 | 922 |
| O'Connor Education Support Centre, Boulder | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 52 | 920 |
| John Paul College, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 699 | 1,010 |
| South Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 350 | 909 |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 854 | 890 |
| Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 47 | 879 |
| Eastern Goldfields College, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 485 | 954 |
| Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 496 | 980 |
| St Joseph's School, Boulder | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 193 | 994 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 382 | 1,030 |
| North Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 481 | 960 |
| Kalgoorlie School Of The Air, Boulder | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 68 | 1,029 |
| Boulder Primary School, Boulder | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 263 | 869 |
| East Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 158 | 648 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51359/somerville/topic/education