57.2% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.4%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Capel · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Capel
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 26% of adults in Upper Capel hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This creates a well-qualified local population where over half of the residents have completed Year 12. It is a community with a strong mix of high-level university degrees and trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 57.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Western Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Capel, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 25.9% of the population, which is a little above the state average and much higher than most similar areas.
25.9% ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Upper Capel splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (37%) and Certificate III / IV (37%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering at 17.5%, Health at 15.5%, and Management and Commerce at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
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).
291
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Upper Capel
2 schools — 581 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Mary's School, Donnybrook | Catholic | Primary | 9.9 km | 113 | 1,019 |
| Donnybrook District High School, Donnybrook | Government | Combined | 9.9 km | 468 | 959 |
Sources
More for Upper Capel
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51480/upper-capel/topic/education