55.3% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Pingelly · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Pingelly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A modest 15.4% of adults in East Pingelly hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where vocational training is more common than university degrees. Most residents have a practical education, with many completing secondary school or trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Pingelly, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification, with 39.5% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV. The proportion of people with university degrees is well below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
15.4% ▲ +98.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 East Pingelly, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering at 21.0% and agriculture and environment at 17.3%. Management and commerce qualifications are also frequent at 16.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school. This school is smaller than most others in similar areas and has a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
97
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
906
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Pingelly
1 school — 97 students, average ICSEA 906.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Pingelly Primary School, Pingelly | Government | Primary | 22.1 km | 97 | 906 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Pingelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50465/east-pingelly/topic/education