40.2% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wyndham-East Kimberley · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Wyndham-East Kimberley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common high-level credentials in Wyndham-East Kimberley, held by 25.5% of adults. While the area has more people with bachelor degrees than most similar regions, overall school and university completion rates remain far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This result is around the middle for similar areas and has risen 2.5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wyndham-East Kimberley, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.9% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.9% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Wyndham-East Kimberley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related studies at 12.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.7% and Health at 8.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools across the region with a total of 1,431 enrolments. While there are more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
8
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.64
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,431
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
179
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
827
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wyndham-East Kimberley
8 schools — 1,431 students, average ICSEA 827.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| East Kimberley College, Kununurra | Government | Combined | — | 1,010 | 857 |
| St Joseph's School, Kununurra | Catholic | Primary | — | 115 | 788 |
| Kalumburu Remote Community School, Kalumburu | Government | Combined | — | 114 | — |
| Wyndham District High School, Wyndham | Government | Combined | — | 112 | 660 |
| St Joseph's School, Wyndham | Catholic | Primary | — | 35 | 747 |
| Alta-1 Kimberley College, Kununurra | Independent | Secondary | — | 26 | 668 |
| Jungdranung Remote Community School, Glen Hill Station | Government | Primary | — | 11 | — |
| Dawul Remote Community School, Kununurra | Government | Primary | — | 8 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wyndham-East Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59340/wyndham-east-kimberley/topic/education