37.3% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wagin · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Wagin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Wagin finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 37.3% completing Year 12. While these figures are far below the national average, there has been a slow increase in both school completions and university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. This is a lower rate than most areas, though the number of people finishing high school rose 4.8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wagin, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
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 far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%, though the proportion of people with these qualifications rose 2.7 points since 2011.
9.7% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 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 Wagin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 18.7%, followed by management and commerce at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wagin has one government school with 217 enrolments, which is smaller than about 82% of similar areas. The school's advantage score is lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.62
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
217
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
217
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
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 Wagin
1 school — 217 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Wagin District High School, Wagin | Government | Combined | — | 217 | 934 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58610/wagin/topic/education