53.9% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lamington · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Lamington have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to state and national figures. While 53.9% of residents completed Year 12, this is well below the Australian average. The area still sees more people holding higher qualifications than most similar locations.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 53.9%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. About 22.2% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
53.9% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Lamington, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Roughly one in five adults (20.3%) hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.7% of the population.
20.3% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Lamington, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 25.7%, followed by health at 11.9% and management and commerce at 10.9%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are eight schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
2.12
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
424
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
8 schools — 3,394 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2
| North Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 481 | 960 |
| Hannans Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 343 | 978 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 382 | 1,030 |
| Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 496 | 980 |
| Eastern Goldfields College, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 485 | 954 |
| John Paul College, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 699 | 1,010 |
| East Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 158 | 648 |
| South Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 350 | 909 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lamington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50829/lamington/topic/education