35.0% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Three Springs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Three Springs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Three Springs have remained quite low compared to the rest of the country. Only 35% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in Western Australia or across the country, with only 35% of people reaching this milestone. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Three Springs, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare in Three Springs, where only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 28.4%.
8.4% ▲ +136.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Three Springs, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in the area most often hold degrees in engineering and related fields at 16.1%, followed by management and commerce at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local primary school is much smaller than most and has a much lower advantage score than similar areas. Despite this, Three Springs has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most other areas.
14.49
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
55
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
908
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Three Springs
1 school — 55 students, average ICSEA 908.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Three Springs Primary School, Three Springs | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 55 | 908 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Three Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51449/three-springs/topic/education