44.8% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Busselton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Busselton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in West Busselton have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the state and national figures. Only 44.8% of residents completed Year 12, and just 13.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This gap is seen across both basic schooling and higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The number of people who finished Year 12 is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. While 44.8% completed their final year, 28.2% of the population stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Busselton, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country, with the 13.8% rate for bachelor degrees or higher sitting far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most frequent qualification at 38.6%.
13.8% ▲ +36.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 West Busselton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 15.2%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 14.9% and Health at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than those in most other similar areas, with an average size of 558 students. There are six schools within 3km, which is more than 77% of similar areas, and the average school advantage score is higher than most.
4.02
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
558
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 62% 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 Busselton
6 schools — 3,348 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Busselton Senior High School, Busselton | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 594 | 952 |
| West Busselton Primary School, Busselton | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 347 | 954 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Busselton | Catholic | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,552 | 1,052 |
| Geographe Education Support Centre, Busselton | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 62 | 973 |
| Geographe Primary School, Busselton | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 413 | 976 |
| Cornerstone Christian College, Busselton | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 380 | 1,038 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Busselton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51569/west-busselton/topic/education