33.9% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Perenjori · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Perenjori
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Perenjori than in the rest of the state. Only 33.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is a gap of 25 points compared to the national figure. This low rate of school completion is mirrored in the small number of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion fell 5.7 points since 2011 to 33.9%, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 58%. Roughly 17% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Perenjori, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 22.8%.
8.7% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Perenjori, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 14.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 7.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Perenjori has one small government primary school with 27 enrolments. This is among the smallest school sizes for this level of area, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
11.24
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
27
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Perenjori
1 school — 27 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Perenjori Primary School, Perenjori | Government | Primary | — | 27 | 933 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Perenjori [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57000/perenjori/topic/education