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Education & Qualifications in Forrestania

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Educational attainment in Forrestania has remained steady over the last decade, with 57.1% of residents completing Year 12. This reflects a community where more than half of the population has finished high school, though there are no local schools within 3 km to support students.

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📍 Forrestania, Suburb / Locality

Where Forrestania sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Forrestania — higher than 61% of areas.

Forrestania17.9%
6359, WA 11.2%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 57.1% of people doing so. This is much higher than most similar areas and is about the same as the Western Australian figure.

Completed Year 12

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57.1% —

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Forrestania, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 27%.

Year 12 57.1% Year 11 25.0% Year 10 10.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A higher number of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to most similar areas. However, at 17.9%, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.9% —

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Forrestania splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (36%) and Certificate III / IV (36%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 29%.

Bachelor degree 33.3% Certificate III / IV 33.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 26.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 47%, ahead of Health (20%).

Field of qualification

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In Forrestania, Engineering & related is the majority at 70%; Health is next at 30%.

Engineering & related 46.7% Health 20.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • 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 Forrestania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50516/forrestania/topic/education