47.5% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Arthur · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in West Arthur
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than half of adults in West Arthur have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion has risen slightly since 2011, higher education remains uncommon here compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.5% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This is a slight improvement from 2011, when the rate was 44.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Arthur, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher degrees are rare, with only 10.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%, though the rate rose slightly from 9.1% in 2011.
10.8% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 West Arthur, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 15.3%, followed by agriculture and environment at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
West Arthur has just one government primary school with 56 enrolments. This is among the smallest school sizes for its level, though the area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.58
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
56
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
56
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Arthur
1 school — 56 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Darkan Primary School, Darkan | Government | Primary | — | 56 | 963 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Arthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58890/west-arthur/topic/education