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Quairading · Council (LGA)

Education & Qualifications in Quairading

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far fewer people in Quairading have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 28.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Quairading, Council (LGA)

Where Quairading sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.9% ▼ -2.9%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Quairading — lower than 88% of areas.

Quairading7.9%
Rest of WA 13.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is among the lowest at this level, sitting 30 points below the Australian average. Around 26.9% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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28.8% ▼ -10.1%

Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Quairading splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.

Year 12 28.8% Year 10 26.9% Year 9 or below 10.1% Year 11 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.9% of the population, which is far below the Western Australian figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24.2% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.9% ▼ -2.9%

Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Quairading, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 24.2% Bachelor degree 10.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.5% Certificate I / II 2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.9% Postgraduate degree 0.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Quairading are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 9.4%, followed by Health and Education at 8.1% each.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has one government school with 133 enrolments, which is smaller than about 88% of similar areas. This single school has an average advantage score of 879, which is much lower than most areas.

Average school ICSEA

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879

Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

Schools in and around Quairading — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Quairading

1 school — 133 students, average ICSEA 879.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Combined 1
Quairading District High School, Quairading Government Combined — 133 879

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Quairading [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57350/quairading/topic/education