43.0% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cunderdin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cunderdin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 43% of Cunderdin residents have completed Year 12, reflecting a local workforce that relies more on practical skills than formal degrees. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Education here is centered on a small number of government-run schools that serve the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national rates, with 43% of people finishing their final school year. Many residents left school earlier, with 28.8% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cunderdin, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as the 7.4% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.1% of people.
7.4% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Cunderdin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with a qualification, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 24.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cunderdin has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, although the average school size is lower than most areas. All local schools are government-run and are either secondary or combined campuses.
13.51
Higher than 81% 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).
135
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cunderdin
2 schools — 270 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Cunderdin District High School, Cunderdin | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 144 | 960 |
| Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Cunderdin, Cunderdin | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 126 | 994 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cunderdin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50364/cunderdin/topic/education