32.6% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boulder · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Boulder
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Boulder have completed high school or university than in the rest of the state. Only 32.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a significant education gap for the area compared to both Western Australia and the wider country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over 32% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the state and national averages, though it rose slightly since 2016. About 30% of people stopped at Year 10, and 8.8% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Boulder splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 11 at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 5.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.3% of people.
5.6% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Boulder, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most popular field is Engineering and related subjects at 24.7%. This is followed by Management and commerce at 10.2%, and Society and culture at 6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Boulder has three schools, all of which are primary schools, with a total of 524 enrolments. These schools are much smaller than those in most other similar areas and have a much lower average advantage score.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.94
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
524
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
175
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boulder
14 schools — 5,047 students, average ICSEA 942.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Kalgoorlie School Of The Air, Boulder | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 68 | 1,029 |
| Boulder Primary School, Boulder | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 263 | 869 |
| St Joseph's School, Boulder | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 193 | 994 |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 854 | 890 |
| Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 47 | 879 |
| O'Connor Education Support Centre, Boulder | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 52 | 920 |
| O'Connor Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 761 | 922 |
| Goldfields Baptist College, Somerville | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 239 | 1,017 |
| South Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 350 | 909 |
| John Paul College, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 699 | 1,010 |
| Eastern Goldfields College, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 485 | 954 |
| East Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 158 | 648 |
| Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 496 | 980 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 382 | 1,030 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031278/boulder/topic/education