44.9% ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lagrange · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lagrange
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Lagrange has remained relatively low compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.9% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 44.9%, which is far below both the Western Australian figure of 58% and the Australian average of 58.8%. About 23.9% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 17.8% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lagrange, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 7.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24.9% of the population.
7.6% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Lagrange, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate I / II (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Education is the most common field of study at 21.9%, followed by Health at 9.5% and Engineering and related fields at 7.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, though the typical school is smaller with 201 students. Every school in the area is a government-run combined primary and secondary facility.
5.62
Higher than 61% 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).
201
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
695
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lagrange
1 school — 201 students, average ICSEA 695.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| La Grange Remote Community School, Bidyadanga | Government | Combined | 18.5 km | 201 | 695 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lagrange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50808/lagrange/topic/education