78.3% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 78.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ucarty West · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Ucarty West finished high school than in most other areas, with 78.3% completing Year 12. This high level of schooling is reflected in the adult population, where over a quarter hold a university degree.
Highest year of school completed.
The 78.3% of residents who completed Year 12 is far above the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the national average of 58.8%.
78.3% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Ucarty West, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state average.
26.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Ucarty West, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Health at 40%, ahead of Management & commerce (40%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, though they are much smaller than those in most other areas and have a lower average advantage score.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
45
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
2 schools — 89 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Goomalling Primary School, Goomalling | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 47 | 911 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Goomalling | Catholic | Primary | 7.7 km | 42 | 1,002 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ucarty West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51477/ucarty-west/topic/education