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Education & Qualifications in Boxwood Hill

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

High school completion rates have remained steady in Boxwood Hill, where 57.8% of people finished Year 12. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, the community has far fewer university degrees than the national average.

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Where Boxwood Hill sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boxwood Hill — lower than 52% of areas.

Boxwood Hill14.1%
6338, WA 15.0%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 57.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure and just a little below the national rate. No one in the area stopped their schooling at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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57.8% —

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Boxwood Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 28%.

Year 12 57.8% Year 10 25.0% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 14.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the Australian average. The most common highest qualifications are bachelor degrees at 28.1% and Certificate III or IV at 25%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.1% —

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Boxwood Hill splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (45%) and Certificate III / IV (40%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.

Bachelor degree 28.1% Certificate III / IV 25.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with engineering and management and commerce each accounting for 21.9% of degrees. Architecture, building, health, and education each make up 12.5%.

Field of qualification

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Boxwood Hill splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (27%) and Management & commerce (27%), with Architecture & building at 15%.

Engineering & related 21.9% Management & commerce 21.9% Architecture & building 12.5% Health 12.5% Education 12.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of Boxwood Hill, which is a more common situation than in about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Boxwood Hill — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boxwood Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50167/boxwood-hill/topic/education