43.6% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Broomehill-Tambellup · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Broomehill-Tambellup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 43.6% of people in Broomehill-Tambellup finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in schooling is reflected in higher education, with far fewer adults holding university degrees than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people finishing Year 12 has risen slightly since 2011 to 43.6%, though this remains far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 23% of residents left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Broomehill-Tambellup, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 11.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more frequent at 28.5%.
11.9% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Broomehill-Tambellup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in agriculture and the environment (14.4%), followed by engineering and related fields at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two small government primary schools with 69 total enrolments. These schools are among the smallest at this level, and the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.70
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
69
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
35
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Broomehill-Tambellup
2 schools — 69 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Tambellup Primary School, Tambellup | Government | Primary | — | 35 | 940 |
| Broomehill Primary School, Broomehill | Government | Primary | — | 34 | 940 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broomehill-Tambellup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51080/broomehill-tambellup/topic/education