48.6% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gnowangerup · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Gnowangerup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of residents in Gnowangerup have finished Year 12, a figure that has climbed by 8.9 percentage points since 2011. While the area is more likely to complete school than most similar places, it still sits far below the national and state averages for both school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.6% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%, though completion rates have risen steadily over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gnowangerup, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.5% of residents.
13.6% ▲ +85.0%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 Gnowangerup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Gnowangerup are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 13.8%, engineering at 13.6%, and agriculture and environment at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three government schools with a total of 196 enrolments. While the number of schools is low, there are 11.54 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas.
3
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
11.54
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
196
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
65
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
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 Gnowangerup
3 schools — 196 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Gnowangerup District High School, Gnowangerup | Government | Combined | — | 145 | 963 |
| Ongerup Primary School, Ongerup | Government | Primary | — | 27 | 948 |
| Borden Primary School, Borden | Government | Primary | — | 24 | 1,034 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gnowangerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53640/gnowangerup/topic/education