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Education & Qualifications in Harrismith

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

Fewer adults in Harrismith have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 37.2% of people finished Year 12, and just 7.1% hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figures.

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Where Harrismith sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Harrismith — lower than 81% of areas.

Harrismith7.1%
6361, WA 12.9%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in other areas, with 37.2% of residents finishing school. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.

Completed Year 12

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37.2% —

Lower than 71% 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 Harrismith, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (13%).

Year 12 37.2% Year 10 18.6% Year 11 9.3% Year 9 or below 9.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon in the area, as only 7.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though 34.6% of residents hold an advanced diploma or diploma.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.1% —

Lower than 81% 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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In Harrismith, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 47%, followed by Certificate III / IV (37%) and Bachelor degree (16%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 34.6% Certificate III / IV 26.9% Bachelor degree 11.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications often work in health, which accounts for 23.1% of degrees, followed by management and commerce at 19.2% and agriculture and environment at 15.4%.

Field of qualification

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In Harrismith, the largest group is Health at 40%, followed by Management & commerce (33%) and Agriculture & environment (27%).

Health 23.1% Management & commerce 19.2% Agriculture & environment 15.4%

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).

Schools in and around Harrismith — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Harrismith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50614/harrismith/topic/education