36.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Argyle · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Argyle
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Lake Argyle have finished high school than in the rest of the country, with only 36.3% completing Year 12. This significant gap extends to higher education, where the area falls well behind state and national figures for university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. About 20% of residents left school after Year 10, and 18.1% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lake Argyle, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.3% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.7% of residents.
11.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Lake Argyle, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 21.8%. Other frequent qualifications include agriculture, environment, management and commerce, each at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools within 3km, though the typical school size of 24 students is much lower than most areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
25.00
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
24
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
632
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 Lake Argyle
2 schools — 48 students, average ICSEA 632.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Jungdranung Remote Community School, Glen Hill Station | Government | Primary | 28.5 km | 11 | — |
| Ngalangangpum School, Kununurra | Catholic | Combined | 78.2 km | 37 | 632 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Argyle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50809/lake-argyle/topic/education