42.1% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Donnybrook-Balingup · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Donnybrook-Balingup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people finished Year 12 in Donnybrook-Balingup than the national figure, with only 42.1% completing their secondary schooling. While this rate has risen by 5.6 points since 2011, it remains much lower than across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Around 29.2% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Donnybrook-Balingup, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 14.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the state average of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.8% of residents.
14.6% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 Donnybrook-Balingup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 18.6%, followed by management and commerce at 12.4% and education at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools in the area, which is smaller than about 69% of similar regions. Most of these are government primary schools, with a typical school size of 167 students.
4
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.91
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
666
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
167
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Donnybrook-Balingup
4 schools — 666 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Donnybrook District High School, Donnybrook | Government | Combined | — | 468 | 959 |
| St Mary's School, Donnybrook | Catholic | Primary | — | 113 | 1,019 |
| Balingup Primary School, Balingup | Government | Primary | — | 57 | 998 |
| Kirup Primary School, Kirup | Government | Primary | — | 28 | 916 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Donnybrook-Balingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52870/donnybrook-balingup/topic/education