37.4% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kendenup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kendenup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common high-level achievement in Kendenup, where 35.7% of adults hold one. This area has a low rate of formal schooling and degrees compared to the rest of the state, with only 37.4% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. This is lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →Kendenup splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.2% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is also lower than most other areas.
10.2% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Kendenup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 17.3%, followed by management and commerce at 11.8% and education at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kendenup has 5.75 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas, though the typical school is much smaller than average with only 67 students. There is one government primary school within 3km.
5.75
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
67
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
890
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 Kendenup
1 school — 67 students, average ICSEA 890.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kendenup Primary School, Kendenup | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 67 | 890 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kendenup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50749/kendenup/topic/education