37.2% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Usher · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Usher
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower education levels than most similar areas define Usher, where only 37.2% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Many adults here have not completed high school, which is reflected in the low number of university degrees held across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.2% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%. About 32% of the population left school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Usher, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 7.8% of adults, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 48.5% of residents.
7.8% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Usher, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 20.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with a typical size of 415 students.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
415
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Usher
13 schools — 5,392 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| St Joseph's Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 418 | 1,041 |
| Maidens Park Primary School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 178 | 823 |
| Tuart Forest Primary School, Dalyellup | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 459 | 967 |
| Bunbury Baptist College, Dalyellup | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 792 | 1,013 |
| Dalyellup Primary School, Dalyellup | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 448 | 970 |
| Newton Moore Senior High School, South Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 485 | 903 |
| Newton Moore Education Support Centre, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 80 | 995 |
| Adam Road Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 418 | 933 |
| Dalyellup College, Dalyellup | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 576 | 970 |
| Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, Gelorup | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 663 | 1,100 |
| Manea Senior College, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 547 | 1,033 |
| College Row School, South Bunbury | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 46 | 965 |
| Carey Park Primary School, Carey Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 282 | 900 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Usher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51485/usher/topic/education