53.2% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Southampton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Southampton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher rates of university degrees and school completion than most similar areas mark Southampton as a well-educated community. While a typical resident is more likely to hold a degree than people in nearby areas, the town still sits below the Western Australian and national figures for overall schooling and qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 53.2%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the state figure of 58.0% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Southampton, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than in most similar areas. However, this is a little below the Western Australian average of 23.8% and well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
21.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Southampton splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (39%) and Bachelor degree (36%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Health being the most common at 19.0%, followed by Engineering at 17.2% and Management and commerce at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Southampton has one government primary school, which is much smaller than those in most other areas with a typical size of 57 students. Its school advantage score of 998 is around the middle for its level.
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).
57
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Southampton
1 school — 57 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Balingup Primary School, Balingup | Government | Primary | 10.8 km | 57 | 998 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Southampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51391/southampton/topic/education