41.1% ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Victory Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Victory Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Victory Heights have remained low compared to the rest of the country. Only 41.1% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This lack of senior schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian average of 58%. About 30% of residents finished at Year 10, and 13.1% stopped at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Victory Heights, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while nearly half of all qualifications are Certificate III or IV levels.
7.6% ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Victory Heights, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common field is Engineering and related studies at 29.3%. Management and commerce follow at 13.6%, while Society and culture accounts for 7.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3 km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 940, which is much lower than most other areas.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
365
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Victory Heights
11 schools — 4,011 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| O'Connor Education Support Centre, Boulder | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 52 | 920 |
| O'Connor Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 761 | 922 |
| Goldfields Baptist College, Somerville | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 239 | 1,017 |
| St Joseph's School, Boulder | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 193 | 994 |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 854 | 890 |
| Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 47 | 879 |
| Kalgoorlie School Of The Air, Boulder | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 68 | 1,029 |
| Boulder Primary School, Boulder | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 263 | 869 |
| South Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 350 | 909 |
| John Paul College, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 699 | 1,010 |
| Eastern Goldfields College, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 485 | 954 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Victory Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51492/victory-heights/topic/education