64.2% —
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balcatta (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Balcatta (North Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher proportion of people in Balcatta have finished school and earned degrees compared to the rest of Western Australia. Roughly 64% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the state and national figures. This high level of schooling helps explain why nearly 31% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 64.2%, which is well above the 58% seen across Western Australia. Around 14% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balcatta (North Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 30.9% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Other common qualifications include Certificate III or IV at 21.1% and diplomas at 15.3%.
30.9% —
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
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 Balcatta (North Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5%. Society, culture, and health make up about 10% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a higher advantage score than most areas, though the average school size of 422 is lower than most. Government schools make up the majority of the sector at 61.5%.
1.88
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 76% of state electorate 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).
5,482
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
422
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,052
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Balcatta (North Metropolitan)
13 schools — 5,482 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2
| Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 292 | 1,064 |
| St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 200 | 1,060 |
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 262 | 1,057 |
| Balcatta Senior High School, Balcatta | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,088 | 1,045 |
| Takari Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 193 | 1,055 |
| Westminster Primary School, Westminster | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 372 | 971 |
| Westminster Education Support Centre, Westminster | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 97 | 979 |
| Servite College, Tuart Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,032 | 1,058 |
| St Kieran Catholic Primary School, Tuart Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 427 | 1,067 |
| Tuart Hill Primary School, Tuart Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 648 | 1,066 |
| West Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 495 | 1,070 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| St Denis School, Joondanna | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 200 | 1,123 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balcatta (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50304/balcatta/topic/education