23.3% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mungalup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mungalup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 65% of qualified adults in Mungalup hold a Certificate III or IV, marking a strong lean toward trade and vocational skills. This reflects a broader trend where formal higher education is rare, with far fewer people completing Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are among the lowest for similar areas, with only 23.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%, while about 34.9% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mungalup, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (27%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 65.4% of qualified residents.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Mungalup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 32%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, 46.2% studied engineering and related fields. Health and education were also common areas of study, accounting for 19.2% and 15.4% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government primary schools, though they are much smaller than most other areas with an average size of 84 students. These schools also have an advantage score of 877, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
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).
84
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
877
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mungalup
2 schools — 168 students, average ICSEA 877.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Allanson Primary School, Allanson | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 89 | 911 |
| Wilson Park Primary School, Collie | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 79 | 838 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mungalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51058/mungalup/topic/education