58.3% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Lake Grace · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Lake Grace
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant gap in higher education marks South Lake Grace, where the share of adults with a university degree is far below the national figure. While 15.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the area shows a strong trend in basic schooling, with 58.3% of residents having completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people in South Lake Grace finished their schooling at Year 12, with 58.3% reaching this milestone. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Lake Grace, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than in the wider region. At 15.4%, the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the Western Australian figure and far below the national average.
15.4% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 South Lake Grace, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (30%) and Certificate III / IV (30%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 24%, ahead of Management & commerce (24%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government school, which is a combined primary and secondary campus. This school is smaller than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 127 students.
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).
127
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Lake Grace
1 school — 127 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Lake Grace District High School, Lake Grace | Government | Combined | 13.4 km | 127 | 986 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Lake Grace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51378/south-lake-grace/topic/education