36.9% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Webberton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Webberton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Webberton have finished high school or university compared to the national average. Only 36.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% figure for Australia. This results in a local workforce where practical certificates are much more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are lower than most areas, with just 36.9% finishing Year 12. This is far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%, and about 32.4% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Webberton splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 8.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while trade certificates are the most common qualification at 45.2%.
8.2% ▲ +131.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Webberton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are spread across various fields, with Engineering and Society and Culture both accounting for 19.4% of the totals. Management and commerce follow at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3 km, which is more than 86% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with a mix of government (53.3%), Catholic (33.3%), and independent (13.3%) options.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
411
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
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).
Schools serving Webberton
15 schools — 6,171 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Geraldton Christian College, Strathalbyn | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 475 | 985 |
| St Lawrence's Primary School, Geraldton | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 563 | 990 |
| Meekatharra School Of The Air, Bluff Point | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 61 | 975 |
| Allendale Primary School, Geraldton | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 363 | 893 |
| Bluff Point Primary School, Bluff Point | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 218 | 797 |
| Geraldton Grammar School, Geraldton | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 693 | 1,073 |
| Geraldton Flexible School, Geraldton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 106 | 763 |
| Rangeway Primary School, Rangeway | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 261 | 712 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Geraldton | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 394 | 1,008 |
| St John's School, Geraldton | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 180 | 921 |
| Nagle Catholic College, Geraldton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,209 | 1,017 |
| Geraldton Senior High School, Geraldton | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 786 | 883 |
| Waggrakine Primary School, Waggrakine | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 395 | 875 |
| Geraldton Primary School, Geraldton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 397 | 990 |
| Holland Street School, Geraldton | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 70 | 920 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Webberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51552/webberton/topic/education