38.9% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merredin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Merredin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Merredin has remained low compared to broader trends, with only 38.9% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a local profile where fewer people have finished high school or pursued university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian rate of 58.0%. This is one of the lowest rates among similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merredin, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.6% of residents.
9.3% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Merredin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications here most commonly studied engineering and related fields (18.4%) or management and commerce (11.9%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools within 3km, with an average size of 330 students. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
3.98
Higher than 51% 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).
330
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
930
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Merredin
2 schools — 660 students, average ICSEA 930.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Merredin College, Merredin | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 542 | 912 |
| St Mary's School, Merredin | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 118 | 1,015 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merredin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50938/merredin/topic/education