53.1% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Benger · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Benger
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of qualified adults in Benger hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While more people here finished high school than in most similar areas, the community still trails the state and national figures for both school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58% seen across Western Australia and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Benger, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 20.9% of adults, a figure higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%.
20.9% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 Benger, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Education at 15.9% and Engineering at 13.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government secondary school, which is smaller than most similar schools but has a higher advantage score than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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).
166
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Benger
1 school — 166 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Secondary 1
| Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Harvey, Wokalup | Government | Secondary | 8.2 km | 166 | 1,017 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Benger [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50107/benger/topic/education