41.0% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Plantagenet · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Plantagenet
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Plantagenet sits around the middle of similar areas for education and qualifications, though it lags well behind state and national benchmarks. Only 41% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While university degrees are less common, there has been a steady rise in both high school and tertiary completions since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the state and national figures, with only 41% of people finishing school. This is a slight improvement from 2011, when the figure was 36.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Plantagenet, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are much less common here than across Australia, with only 12.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.7% of residents.
12.1% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Plantagenet, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualified residents are most often trained in engineering and related fields, which account for 13.2% of qualifications, followed by management and commerce at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three government schools with a total of 711 enrolments. These schools are smaller than about 65% of similar areas and have a lower average advantage score than most.
3
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.35
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
711
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
237
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Plantagenet
3 schools — 711 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Mount Barker Community College, Mount Barker | Government | Combined | — | 632 | 945 |
| Kendenup Primary School, Kendenup | Government | Primary | — | 67 | 890 |
| South Stirling Primary School, Manypeaks | Government | Primary | — | 12 | 1,001 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Plantagenet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57210/plantagenet/topic/education