52.6% ▲ +48.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marradong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Marradong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Marradong have finished high school or university than the state or national figures. Only 52.6% of residents completed Year 12, and the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Australian average. This creates a distinct educational gap compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of the residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. Those who left school earlier most commonly finished at Year 10, accounting for 23.7% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Marradong, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.0% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.1% of residents.
13.0% ▲ +134.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Marradong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 40%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 34.8%, followed by Management and Commerce at 17.4% and Health at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school, which is a combined primary and secondary school. This school has a typical size of 290 students, though its average advantage score is lower than most areas.
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).
290
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Marradong
1 school — 290 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Boddington District High School, Boddington | Government | Combined | 10.5 km | 290 | 955 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marradong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50908/marradong/topic/education