41.8% ▲ +33.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
White Peak · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in White Peak
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the adults in White Peak have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend of lower formal schooling is seen across the area, where the typical level of education is much lower than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About 23.1% of the population finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In White Peak, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13.1%, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 39.1%.
13.1% ▲ +94.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 White Peak, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 24.8%, followed by Health at 9.9% and Management and Commerce at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one independent combined school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. The average school size is 111 students, which is lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
111
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving White Peak
1 school — 111 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Leaning Tree Steiner School, Glenfield | Independent | Combined | 7.3 km | 111 | 982 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in White Peak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51594/white-peak/topic/education