35.5% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Waggrakine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Waggrakine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Schooling levels have remained consistently low in Waggrakine, where only 35.5% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8% and reflects a broader trend of lower formal education levels across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national averages, with only 35.5% of residents reaching this milestone. About 28.6% of people instead list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Waggrakine, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 7.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of residents.
7.4% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Waggrakine, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 18.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5 schools within 3km, though the area has much lower school advantage scores than most similar places. Most of these are primary schools, with government providers making up 60% of the sector.
1.58
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
270
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
924
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Waggrakine
5 schools — 1,348 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1
| Leaning Tree Steiner School, Glenfield | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 111 | 982 |
| Waggrakine Primary School, Waggrakine | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 395 | 875 |
| Bluff Point Primary School, Bluff Point | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 218 | 797 |
| St Lawrence's Primary School, Geraldton | Catholic | Primary | 7.3 km | 563 | 990 |
| Meekatharra School Of The Air, Bluff Point | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 61 | 975 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waggrakine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51500/waggrakine/topic/education