49.2% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kalgoorlie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kalgoorlie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of qualified residents in Kalgoorlie hold a degree in engineering or a related field. While the area has more people with university degrees than many similar places, it still sits well below the state and national figures for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kalgoorlie, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.2%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
17.2% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Kalgoorlie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in engineering and related fields at 25.3%, followed by management and commerce at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kalgoorlie has 16 schools within 3km, which is more than about 87% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score of 945 is much lower than most places.
6.68
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
367
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
945
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kalgoorlie
16 schools — 5,871 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| John Paul College, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Secondary | 0.3 km | 699 | 1,010 |
| Eastern Goldfields College, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 485 | 954 |
| Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 496 | 980 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 382 | 1,030 |
| South Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 350 | 909 |
| North Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 481 | 960 |
| East Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 158 | 648 |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 854 | 890 |
| Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 47 | 879 |
| Goldfields Baptist College, Somerville | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 239 | 1,017 |
| O'Connor Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 761 | 922 |
| O'Connor Education Support Centre, Boulder | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 52 | 920 |
| St Joseph's School, Boulder | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 193 | 994 |
| Hannans Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 343 | 978 |
| Boulder Primary School, Boulder | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 263 | 869 |
| Kalgoorlie School Of The Air, Boulder | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 68 | 1,029 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kalgoorlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50712/kalgoorlie/topic/education