30.1% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Collie · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Collie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Collie hold university degrees compared to other areas, with only 5.8% of adults having a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. While more people have finished high school than they did a decade ago, the area still sees much lower completion rates than most of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.1% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. Year 10 is the most common highest year of schooling for residents at 34.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Collie splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 11 at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 49.2% of the group. The proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher is among the lowest in the country and has barely changed since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Collie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications in the area at 27%, followed by management and commerce at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Collie has six schools with a total of 1,386 enrolments. The vast majority of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
6
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.83
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,386
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
231
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Collie
6 schools — 1,386 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Collie Senior High School, Collie | Government | Secondary | — | 537 | 920 |
| Amaroo Primary School, Collie | Government | Primary | — | 331 | 927 |
| St Brigid's School, Collie | Catholic | Primary | — | 178 | 996 |
| Fairview Primary School, Collie | Government | Primary | — | 172 | 955 |
| Allanson Primary School, Allanson | Government | Primary | — | 89 | 911 |
| Wilson Park Primary School, Collie | Government | Primary | — | 79 | 838 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Collie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51890/collie/topic/education