43.8% ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Boyanup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Boyanup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in North Boyanup have finished Year 12, reflecting a local workforce where trade qualifications are more common than university degrees. The area is characterized by a strong focus on vocational training, with very few residents holding a bachelor's degree compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. About 30% of people left school after Year 10, and 12.4% left at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Boyanup, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor's degree or higher is held by just 9.3% of adults, far below the 26.3% national figure. Instead, the area is dominated by trade skills, with 45.4% of the highest qualifications being a Certificate III or IV.
9.3% ▲ +28.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 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 North Boyanup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 19.5%, followed by Management and Commerce at 15.7%. Health and Society and Culture both account for 9.7% of studies.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local families have access to six schools within 3km, more than 77% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 500 students and a higher average advantage score than most areas.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
500
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,032
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Boyanup
6 schools — 3,002 students, average ICSEA 1,032.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, Gelorup | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 663 | 1,100 |
| Tuart Forest Primary School, Dalyellup | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 459 | 967 |
| Bunbury Baptist College, Dalyellup | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 792 | 1,013 |
| Manea Senior College, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 7.3 km | 547 | 1,033 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 7.7 km | 418 | 1,041 |
| Boyanup Primary School, Boyanup | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 123 | 986 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Boyanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51132/north-boyanup/topic/education