43.9% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merriwa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Merriwa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 8.3% of adults in Merriwa hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a local trend where few residents have reached high-level university qualifications. Most people in the area have focused on trade and vocational training instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. About a quarter of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merriwa, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical skills are common here, with 39.2% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.
8.3% ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Merriwa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications for residents are in Engineering and related fields at 16.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Merriwa has 20 schools within 3km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than those in other areas, with an average size of 535 students.
2.75
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
535
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Merriwa
20 schools — 10,695 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Merriwa Primary School, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 362 | 952 |
| Merriwa Education Support Centre, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 106 | 983 |
| Alkimos Baptist College, Merriwa | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 368 | 1,038 |
| Quinns Baptist College, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,101 | 1,061 |
| Irene McCormack Catholic College, Butler | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 665 | 1,013 |
| Quinns Rocks Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| Peter Moyes Anglican Community School, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,441 | 1,084 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Butler | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 411 | 1,030 |
| Clarkson Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 270 | 924 |
| Mindarie Senior College, Mindarie | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 754 | 1,045 |
| Butler College, Butler | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,039 | 965 |
| Clarkson Community High School, Clarkson | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 325 | 923 |
| Quinns Beach Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 385 | 970 |
| East Butler Primary School, Butler | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 244 | 972 |
| Butler Primary School, Butler | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 530 | 984 |
| Mindarie Primary School, Mindarie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 735 | 1,052 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Clarkson | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 327 | 1,046 |
| Somerly Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 454 | 975 |
| Youth Futures Community School, Clarkson | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 367 | 912 |
| John Butler Primary College, Butler | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 453 | 986 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merriwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50939/merriwa/topic/education