47.9% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murchison · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Murchison
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 11 percentage points separates Murchison from the national figure for Year 12 completion. While more people have finished school than in 2011, the area still trails far behind Western Australia and the rest of the country in both school finishing rates and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 47.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a positive trend, as the rate rose 12 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murchison, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%, though it has risen since 2011.
9.7% ▲ +178.7%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Murchison, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in engineering and related fields at 25%, followed by management, commerce, society, and culture, which each account for 22.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one small government school with just 11 enrolments. While this is among the smallest school sizes and lowest advantage scores in the region, there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
30.30
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
11
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
594
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Murchison
1 school — 11 students, average ICSEA 594.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Pia Wadjarri Remote Community School, Murchison | Government | Combined | — | 11 | 594 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murchison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56160/murchison/topic/education