41.7% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boyanup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boyanup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Boyanup sits around the middle of similar areas for education levels, though it has a smaller share of university degrees than the state average. While only 12.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the town has a high number of schools relative to its child population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Boyanup have finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with only 41.7% reaching this milestone. This is about 17 percentage points lower than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boyanup, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Vocational training is common here, as the most frequent highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 42.2%. Only 12.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
12.4% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 Boyanup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Boyanup most often studied engineering and related fields, at 20.5%. Health, management, and education are also common areas of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The town has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with two schools located within 3km of residents. These schools tend to be smaller than average and have a higher advantage score than most.
7.58
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
98
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boyanup
2 schools — 195 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Boyanup Primary School, Boyanup | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 123 | 986 |
| Child Side School, Boyanup | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 72 | 1,048 |
Sources
More for Boyanup
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boyanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50169/boyanup/topic/education