41.9% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Koorda · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Koorda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Koorda have finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with only 41.9% reaching this milestone. While this is far below the national figure of 58.8%, the number of residents finishing high school has risen slightly since 2011. Education in the area is mostly focused on practical trade qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%. Roughly 29% of the population stopped at Year 10, though high school completion has risen 4.1 points over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Koorda, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with just 7.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.4% of residents.
7.3% ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Koorda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Koorda are most likely to have studied Engineering and related fields (18.8%) or Management and commerce (15.6%). Health and Education qualifications also make up a significant portion of the local workforce.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is much smaller than most similar areas with only 27 enrolments. Despite the small size, the school's advantage score sits around the middle for its level.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
15.15
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
27
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Koorda
1 school — 27 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Koorda Primary School, Koorda | Government | Primary | — | 27 | 984 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Koorda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54690/koorda/topic/education