28.0% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coolgardie · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Coolgardie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Coolgardie, where only 28% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the state and national figures, and the share of people finishing school has fallen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58% seen across Western Australia. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification in the region.
Highest year of school
View on map →Coolgardie splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 11 at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 5.4% of the population, a figure that is far below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
5.4% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Coolgardie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 12%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications held here, accounting for 20.2% of those with a qualification.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coolgardie has 5 schools, which is fewer than most similar areas, though there are 7.16 schools per 1,000 children—a rate much higher than most places.
5
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.16
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
608
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
122
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
825
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coolgardie
5 schools — 608 students, average ICSEA 825.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2
| Kambalda West District High School, Kambalda West | Government | Combined | — | 292 | 857 |
| Kambalda Primary School, Kambalda East | Government | Primary | — | 119 | 884 |
| Christian Aboriginal Parent-Directed School, Coolgardie | Independent | Combined | — | 91 | 684 |
| Christian Aboriginal Parent-Directed School Kurrawang, Kalgoorlie | Independent | Primary | — | 59 | 753 |
| Coolgardie Primary School, Coolgardie | Government | Primary | — | 47 | 843 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coolgardie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51960/coolgardie/topic/education