48.3% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chidlow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chidlow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Chidlow have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 48.3% completing Year 12. This is well below the national figure, reflecting a community where many residents have left school earlier or hold trade-based qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. About 26.1% of residents left school after Year 10, while 13.1% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chidlow, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 13.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%, though 44% of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
13.7% ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Chidlow, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in engineering and related fields at 23.3%, followed by management and commerce at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. All of these are government schools, with 75% being primary schools.
3.28
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
273
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chidlow
4 schools — 1,090 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Chidlow Primary School, Chidlow | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 132 | 968 |
| Eastern Hills Senior High School, Mount Helena | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 789 | 998 |
| Mount Helena Primary School, Mount Helena | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 136 | 971 |
| Wooroloo Primary School, Wooroloo | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 33 | 972 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chidlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50290/chidlow/topic/education