56.5% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A little below the national figure, 56.5% of West Beach residents finished Year 12. This result is much higher than most similar areas, though it trails the Western Australian average by a small amount. The area shows a strong tilt toward higher learning, with a significant number of adults holding degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents completed Year 12, which is a little below the 58.0% seen across Western Australia. Other common results include 20.5% finishing Year 10 and 11.1% finishing Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 23.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the Western Australian average.
23.7% ▲ +55.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →West Beach splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in Education at 16.4% and Management and commerce at 15.4%. Engineering and related fields follow at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
West Beach has 7.17 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. Most of these are government schools (57.1%) and primary schools (57.1%), though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
7.17
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
267
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Beach
7 schools — 1,869 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Esperance | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 99 | 1,011 |
| Esperance Anglican Community School, Esperance | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 308 | 1,004 |
| Esperance Christian School, Esperance | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 41 | 858 |
| Esperance Senior High School, Esperance | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 761 | 946 |
| Esperance Education Support Centre, Esperance | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 14 | 912 |
| Nulsen Primary School, Esperance | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 193 | 833 |
| Esperance Primary School, Esperance | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 453 | 1,010 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51567/west-beach/topic/education