41.1% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Monjingup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Monjingup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Monjingup have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 41.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical skills and trade certificates than formal academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is less common here than in most areas, with 41.1% of residents completing it. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Monjingup, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 42.7% of people.
8.6% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Monjingup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 15.7%, followed by health at 12.9% and management and commerce at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. All are government schools, split evenly between primary and secondary types, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
364
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Monjingup
4 schools — 1,456 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Secondary 2 · Primary 2
| Esperance Education Support Centre, Esperance | Government | Secondary | 11.5 km | 14 | 912 |
| Esperance Senior High School, Esperance | Government | Secondary | 11.6 km | 761 | 946 |
| Nulsen Primary School, Esperance | Government | Primary | 11.6 km | 193 | 833 |
| Castletown Primary School, Esperance | Government | Primary | 13.1 km | 488 | 957 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Monjingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50980/monjingup/topic/education