47.3% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leschenault · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leschenault
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Leschenault finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with only 47.3% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where the share of adults with a university degree is well below the Western Australian figure. The area relies heavily on trade and vocational certificates for its qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 47.3%, which is far below both the state and national figures. Around 30.5% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 11.4% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leschenault, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 43.1% of the population.
16.0% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 Leschenault, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most popular area of study at 25.2%, followed by management and commerce at 13.7% and health at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Leschenault has more schools within 3km than 81% of similar areas, with an average school size of 555 students. Most of these are government primary schools.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
555
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leschenault
9 schools — 4,992 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2
| Parkfield Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 650 | 999 |
| Australind Senior High School, Australind | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,079 | 964 |
| Australind Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 182 | 953 |
| Kingston Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 582 | 969 |
| Leschenault Catholic Primary School, Australind | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 422 | 1,030 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Australind | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 968 | 1,019 |
| Treendale Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 553 | 984 |
| Clifton Park Primary School, Clifton Park | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 149 | 969 |
| Eaton Primary School, Eaton | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 407 | 958 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leschenault [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50847/leschenault/topic/education