23.7% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yalgoo · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Yalgoo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 23.7% of adults in Yalgoo have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. Education levels have declined over the last decade, with few residents holding university degrees. This creates a local profile where most people leave school early or hold basic certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian figure, and has fallen 13 points since 2011. Only 23.7% of people reached this level, while 15.9% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yalgoo, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by only 5.8% of adults, which is far below the national figure and lower than in 2011. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 22.5% of people.
5.8% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Yalgoo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 13.2%, followed by education at 4.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yalgoo has just one small government primary school with 22 enrolments. While it is among the smallest schools in the region, there are 41.67 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest for this level.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
41.67
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
22
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Yalgoo
1 school — 22 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Yalgoo Primary School, Yalgoo | Government | Primary | — | 22 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yalgoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59350/yalgoo/topic/education