41.8% —
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narrogin · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Narrogin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 41% of Narrogin residents completed Year 12, though this remains far below the national figure. While university degrees are less common here than across the state, there has been a steady rise in both school completion and higher qualifications since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. This is an improvement over time, as the figure rose 4.2 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narrogin, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.8% of the population, far below the 23.8% seen in Western Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.5% of residents.
12.8% —
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Narrogin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related subjects at 13.8%, followed by Health at 12.2% and Management and Commerce at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Narrogin has five schools with a total of 1,220 enrolments, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas. There are 6.09 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas.
5
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.09
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,220
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
244
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Narrogin
5 schools — 1,220 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Narrogin Senior High School, Narrogin | Government | Secondary | — | 564 | 937 |
| Narrogin Primary School, Narrogin | Government | Primary | — | 266 | 929 |
| St Matthew's School, Narrogin | Catholic | Primary | — | 159 | 1,040 |
| Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Narrogin, Narrogin | Government | Secondary | — | 146 | 1,000 |
| East Narrogin Primary School, Narrogin | Government | Primary | — | 85 | 825 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narrogin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56460/narrogin/topic/education