39.0% —
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mid West · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Mid West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in the Mid West have finished high school and earned degrees since 2016, though levels remain low. Only 39% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend towards higher education is slow but steady across the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, though it rose 1.8 points since 2016 to reach 39.0%. About 26.4% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mid West, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.6% of residents.
11.3% —
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Mid West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the region are Engineering and related fields at 17.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The Mid West has a high number of schools per child compared to most areas, with 47 schools serving 10,068 students. Most of these are government schools (76.6%) and they tend to be much smaller than those in other regions.
47
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.56
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10,068
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
214
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mid West
47 schools — 10,068 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 25 · Combined 16 · Secondary 6
| Nagle Catholic College, Geraldton | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,209 | 1,017 |
| Champion Bay Senior High School, Geraldton | Government | Secondary | — | 847 | 914 |
| Geraldton Senior High School, Geraldton | Government | Secondary | — | 786 | 883 |
| Geraldton Grammar School, Geraldton | Independent | Combined | — | 693 | 1,073 |
| St Lawrence's Primary School, Geraldton | Catholic | Primary | — | 563 | 990 |
| Geraldton Christian College, Strathalbyn | Independent | Combined | — | 475 | 985 |
| Wandina Primary School, Wandina | Government | Primary | — | 449 | 978 |
| Geraldton Primary School, Geraldton | Government | Primary | — | 397 | 990 |
| Waggrakine Primary School, Waggrakine | Government | Primary | — | 395 | 875 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Geraldton | Catholic | Primary | — | 394 | 1,008 |
| Mount Tarcoola Primary School, Geraldton | Government | Primary | — | 390 | 938 |
| Allendale Primary School, Geraldton | Government | Primary | — | 363 | 893 |
| Dongara District High School, Dongara | Government | Combined | — | 342 | 945 |
| Rangeway Primary School, Rangeway | Government | Primary | — | 261 | 712 |
| Bluff Point Primary School, Bluff Point | Government | Primary | — | 218 | 797 |
| Morawa District High School, Morawa | Government | Combined | — | 209 | 902 |
| Kalbarri District High School, Kalbarri | Government | Combined | — | 208 | 981 |
| St John's School, Geraldton | Catholic | Primary | — | 180 | 921 |
| Beachlands Primary School, Geraldton | Government | Primary | — | 154 | 801 |
| Northampton District High School, Northampton | Government | Combined | — | 138 | 884 |
| Mount Magnet District High School, Mount Magnet | Government | Combined | — | 114 | 717 |
| Leaning Tree Steiner School, Glenfield | Independent | Combined | — | 111 | 982 |
| Geraldton Flexible School, Geraldton | Catholic | Secondary | — | 106 | 763 |
| Meekatharra District High School, Meekatharra | Government | Combined | — | 104 | 672 |
| Wiluna Remote Community School, Wiluna | Government | Combined | — | 93 | 599 |
| Mingenew Primary School, Mingenew | Government | Primary | — | 83 | 1,029 |
| Mullewa District High School, Mullewa | Government | Combined | — | 83 | 692 |
| Holland Street School, Geraldton | Government | Combined | — | 70 | 920 |
| Walkaway Primary School, Walkaway | Government | Primary | — | 65 | 977 |
| Meekatharra School Of The Air, Bluff Point | Government | Primary | — | 61 | 975 |
| Carnamah District High School, Carnamah | Government | Combined | — | 58 | 892 |
| St Mary's School, Northampton | Catholic | Primary | — | 56 | 979 |
| Three Springs Primary School, Three Springs | Government | Primary | — | 55 | 908 |
| Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Morawa, Morawa | Government | Secondary | — | 47 | — |
| Karalundi College, Via Meekatharra | Independent | Secondary | — | 41 | 528 |
| Coorow Primary School, Coorow | Government | Primary | — | 40 | 966 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Mullewa | Catholic | Primary | — | 35 | 872 |
| Eneabba Primary School, Eneabba | Government | Primary | — | 30 | 953 |
| Perenjori Primary School, Perenjori | Government | Primary | — | 27 | 933 |
| Leeman Primary School, Leeman | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 923 |
| Cue Primary School, Cue | Government | Combined | — | 23 | 677 |
| Yalgoo Primary School, Yalgoo | Government | Primary | — | 22 | — |
| Pia Wadjarri Remote Community School, Murchison | Government | Combined | — | 11 | 594 |
| Yuna Primary School, Yuna | Government | Primary | — | 11 | 1,087 |
| Binnu Primary School, Binnu | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 894 |
| Yulga Jinna Remote Community School, Yulga Jinna Remote Community | Government | Combined | — | 9 | 568 |
| Chapman Valley Primary School, Nabawa | Government | Primary | — | 7 | 915 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mid West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51104/mid-west/topic/education