50.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 27.3% of adults in West Island, a figure far above the territory average. While half of residents have finished Year 12, this is well below the national rate. The area's education profile is marked by a high proportion of university-qualified adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the territory average but well below the national figure of 58.8%. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 19.8% and Year 11 at 4.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Island, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The rate of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than most areas, sitting far above the territory average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are also common, held by 25.6% of people.
27.3% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 Island splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (34%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Education is the most common field of qualification at 26.7%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 17.8%. Other notable areas of study include Management and commerce at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government-run combined school in the area, which is smaller than most. While the school advantage score is much lower than most areas, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the highest at this level.
34.48
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
110
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% 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 Island
1 school — 110 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Cocos Islands District High School, Cocos Island | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 110 | 948 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL90005/west-island/topic/education