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Education & Qualifications in Leonora

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Only 31.4% of people in Leonora finished Year 12, a figure far below the Western Australian average. This low level of formal schooling is mirrored by a small number of university degrees, making it one of the least qualified areas in the region.

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📍 Leonora, Council (LGA)

Where Leonora sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.8% ▼ -26.6%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Leonora — lower than 91% of areas.

Leonora6.8%
Rest of WA 13.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates have fallen 3.1 points since 2011, with only 31.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 27 points lower than the national and state figures.

Completed Year 12

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31.4% ▼ -9.1%

Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Leonora, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (14%).

Year 12 31.4% Year 10 17.0% Year 11 8.9% Year 9 or below 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 6.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.8% ▼ -26.6%

Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Leonora, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 25.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.0% Bachelor degree 6.7% Postgraduate degree 2.2% Certificate I / II 2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 14.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 6.6%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Leonora has two government schools with a total of 161 enrolments. While it has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, the schools are much smaller and have lower advantage scores than most.

Average school ICSEA

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814

Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Leonora

2 schools — 161 students, average ICSEA 814.

By sector: Government 2

By type: Combined 2
Leonora District High School, Leonora Government Combined — 100 746
Leinster Community School, Leinster Government Combined — 61 926

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leonora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55040/leonora/topic/education