29.6% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Collie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Collie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have completed Year 12 in Collie compared to the rest of the country, with only 29.6% finishing high school. This gap is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area has a very low rate of university degrees, which is a striking contrast to the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, completed by 33.4% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →Collie splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 11 at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 5.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, nearly half of those with a qualification hold a Certificate III or IV.
5.3% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Collie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is Engineering and related subjects at 26.1%, followed by Management and Commerce at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Collie has six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
3.59
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
231
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Collie
6 schools — 1,386 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Amaroo Primary School, Collie | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 331 | 927 |
| Collie Senior High School, Collie | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 537 | 920 |
| Wilson Park Primary School, Collie | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 79 | 838 |
| St Brigid's School, Collie | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 178 | 996 |
| Fairview Primary School, Collie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 172 | 955 |
| Allanson Primary School, Allanson | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 89 | 911 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Collie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50310/collie/topic/education