12
Higher than 82% 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).
Fimiston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fimiston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A school advantage score of 929 in Fimiston is much lower than most areas, marking a significant gap compared to the state and national figures. While the area has a high number of educational facilities, the typical student faces more challenges than those in other parts of the country.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fimiston has 12 schools within 3 km, which is more than 84% of similar areas. Most are government schools (75%), with primary schools making up the largest share at 58.3%.
347
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
929
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fimiston
12 schools — 4,169 students, average ICSEA 929.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Boulder Primary School, Boulder | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 263 | 869 |
| Kalgoorlie School Of The Air, Boulder | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 68 | 1,029 |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 854 | 890 |
| Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 47 | 879 |
| St Joseph's School, Boulder | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 193 | 994 |
| South Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 350 | 909 |
| East Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 158 | 648 |
| O'Connor Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 761 | 922 |
| O'Connor Education Support Centre, Boulder | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 52 | 920 |
| Goldfields Baptist College, Somerville | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 239 | 1,017 |
| Eastern Goldfields College, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 485 | 954 |
| John Paul College, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 699 | 1,010 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fimiston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50504/fimiston/topic/education