41.5% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Manjimup · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Manjimup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Manjimup, held by 36.2% of adults. While a higher proportion of people have finished school since 2011, the area still trails far behind the state and national figures for both year 12 completion and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a modest improvement from 2011, when the rate was 35.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Manjimup, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.9% of the population, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%. This share has risen slightly by 2.8 percentage points over the last decade.
11.9% ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Manjimup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related fields at 15.8%, followed by management and commerce at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Manjimup has 9 schools with a total of 1,681 enrolments. There are more schools per 1,000 children here than in most areas, and the average school advantage score is higher than most areas.
9
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.08
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,681
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
187
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Manjimup
9 schools — 1,681 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Manjimup Senior High School, Manjimup | Government | Secondary | — | 573 | 983 |
| Kearnan College, Manjimup | Catholic | Combined | — | 338 | 1,017 |
| East Manjimup Primary School, Manjimup | Government | Primary | — | 253 | 978 |
| Manjimup Primary School, Manjimup | Government | Primary | — | 229 | 978 |
| Pemberton District High School, Pemberton | Government | Combined | — | 132 | 996 |
| Walpole Primary School, Walpole | Government | Primary | — | 47 | 999 |
| Northcliffe District High School, Northcliffe | Government | Combined | — | 43 | 986 |
| St Joseph's School, Pemberton | Catholic | Primary | — | 39 | 1,025 |
| Manjimup Education Support Centre, Manjimup | Government | Combined | — | 27 | 945 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Manjimup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55180/manjimup/topic/education