38.9% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boddington · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Boddington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Boddington have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 38.9% completing Year 12. This is a significant gap compared to the national figure. While university degrees are less common, the community has seen a slow increase in both school completion and higher qualifications since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. This rate is lower than most areas, though it has risen 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boddington, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 11% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, although Certificate III or IV qualifications are more frequent at 38.5%.
11.0% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Boddington, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most often in Engineering and related fields, which account for 25.5% of degrees. Management and commerce follow at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Boddington has one government school with 290 enrolments. This is smaller than about 79% of similar areas, and the school's advantage score is lower than most other areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.64
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
290
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
290
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boddington
1 school — 290 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Boddington District High School, Boddington | Government | Combined | — | 290 | 955 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50630/boddington/topic/education