35.0% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Katanning · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Katanning
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 24 percentage points separates Katanning from the national average for Year 12 completion. Only 35% of residents finished their final year of school, and just 8.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with 35% finishing Year 12. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Katanning, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.2% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Katanning, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 14.8%, followed by management and commerce at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Katanning has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with four schools within 3 km. Most are government primary schools, though they have an average size and advantage score among the lowest for this level.
5.74
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
208
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
895
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Katanning
4 schools — 831 students, average ICSEA 895.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Katanning Senior High School, Katanning | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 355 | 886 |
| Braeside Primary School, Katanning | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 126 | 930 |
| Katanning Primary School, Katanning | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 234 | 846 |
| St Patrick's School, Katanning | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 116 | 983 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Katanning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50742/katanning/topic/education