42.3% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wokalup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wokalup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Wokalup hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. This is a place where only 11.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. It is an area where vocational training and practical schooling are more common than university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. The most common highest level of schooling is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 22.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wokalup, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 11.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36% of residents.
11.9% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Wokalup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Wokalup most often studied Engineering and related fields (16%) or Agriculture and environment (14.4%). Other common areas of study include Education and Health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 4 schools within 3 km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. While these schools are smaller than most and have lower advantage scores, there are 47.62 schools per 1,000 children, among the highest for this level.
47.62
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
215
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower 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 Wokalup
4 schools — 859 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 2 · Primary 2
| Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Harvey, Wokalup | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 166 | 1,017 |
| St Anne's School, Harvey | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 164 | 1,011 |
| Harvey Primary School, Harvey | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 258 | 943 |
| Harvey Senior High School, Harvey | Government | Secondary | 7.8 km | 271 | 942 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wokalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51629/wokalup/topic/education