Western Australia Active School Locations Semester 1 2016

A 2016 government dataset lists active school locations in Western Australia for the first semester of the 2016 school year. It was created by the Department of Education and authored by Steven Borbely. The dataset is available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON and SHP.

Use Cases

• Map school locations across Western Australia using geospatial coordinates from the dataset.
• Analyze the distribution of active educational institutions for the 2016 school year.
• Integrate school point data into regional planning systems via provided WFS or GeoJSON services.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative Department of Education of Western Australia.
• Available in 7 geospatial formats including GeoJSON, SHP, and API services for flexibility.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, covering only the first semester of the 2016 school year.
• No sample data or column schema is provided, limiting understanding of available attributes.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, hindering assessment of scope.

Provenance

Source

Department of Education, Government of Western Australia.

Collection Method

Official government records of active school locations.

Time Range

First semester of the 2016 school year.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 24, but the underlying data is from 2016.

Geography

Western Australia, Australia.