51.0% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Vasse (South West) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Vasse (South West)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Mid-range qualification levels define Vasse, though school completion rates lag behind state and national figures. While more people have finished Year 12 than they did in 2011, the area still sees far fewer residents with university degrees compared to the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 58%. This is an improvement on 2011, when the completion rate was 44%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Vasse (South West), Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 18.2%, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV are the most common qualifications here, held by 34% of adults.
18.2% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 Vasse (South West), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce (14.9%) and engineering (14.7%) being the most common, followed by health at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Vasse has 15 schools within 3km, with the typical school being larger than those in most similar areas. Most of these are government-run primary or combined schools.
1.77
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 68% 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).
8,301
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
553
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Vasse (South West)
15 schools — 8,301 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 5 · Secondary 2
| Cornerstone Christian College, Busselton | Independent | Combined | 17.8 km | 380 | 1,038 |
| Geographe Primary School, Busselton | Government | Primary | 18.1 km | 413 | 976 |
| Geographe Education Support Centre, Busselton | Government | Combined | 18.1 km | 62 | 973 |
| Georgiana Molloy Anglican School, Yalyalup | Independent | Combined | 18.2 km | 1,215 | 1,067 |
| St Mary MacKillop College, Busselton | Catholic | Combined | 18.4 km | 1,552 | 1,052 |
| Busselton Senior High School, Busselton | Government | Secondary | 19.2 km | 594 | 952 |
| West Busselton Primary School, Busselton | Government | Primary | 19.7 km | 347 | 954 |
| Vasse Primary School, Vasse | Government | Primary | 19.8 km | 744 | 997 |
| Cape Naturaliste College, Vasse | Government | Secondary | 20.1 km | 1,168 | 1,023 |
| Busselton Primary School, Busselton | Government | Primary | 20.7 km | 180 | 908 |
| Cowaramup Primary School, Cowaramup | Government | Primary | 24.5 km | 400 | 1,053 |
| Dunsborough Christian College, Dunsborough | Independent | Combined | 32.4 km | 48 | 1,028 |
| Dunsborough Primary School, Dunsborough | Government | Primary | 35.4 km | 751 | 1,051 |
| Yallingup Steiner School, Yallingup | Independent | Primary | 35.7 km | 116 | 1,052 |
| Our Lady of the Cape Primary School, Dunsborough | Catholic | Primary | 36.2 km | 331 | 1,070 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Vasse (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55306/vasse/topic/education