39.6% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mingenew · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Mingenew
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Mingenew finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 39.6% completing Year 12. While the number of adults with a university degree has risen since 2011, education levels generally remain well below state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 has fallen by 6.1 percentage points since 2011. At 39.6%, this figure is far below the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mingenew, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 13.6%, though this is still far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.5% of residents.
13.6% ▲ +64.5%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 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 Mingenew, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 14.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 9.5% and Agriculture and environment at 8.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mingenew has just one small government primary school with 83 enrolments. While the school's average size is much lower than most areas, its average advantage score is much higher.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
12.50
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
83
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
83
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mingenew
1 school — 83 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mingenew Primary School, Mingenew | Government | Primary | — | 83 | 1,029 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mingenew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55530/mingenew/topic/education