60.6% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Margaret River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Margaret River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 60% of residents in Margaret River finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This high level of schooling is reflected in a well-qualified adult population where a quarter of people hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little more than 60.6% of people here completed Year 12, a figure that is slightly above both the Western Australian and national rates.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Margaret River, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state average.
24.5% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Margaret River splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 12.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.5% and society and culture at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools within 3km, and while the average school size of 501 is higher than most areas, the school advantage score is much higher than typical.
2.59
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
501
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Margaret River
5 schools — 2,503 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Margaret River Montessori School - Margaret River campus, Margaret River | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 141 | 1,094 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Margaret River | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 173 | 1,060 |
| Margaret River Senior High School, Margaret River | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,196 | 1,048 |
| Margaret River Primary School, Margaret River | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 568 | 1,043 |
| Rapids Landing Primary School, Margaret River | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 425 | 1,013 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Margaret River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50903/margaret-river/topic/education