18.4% ▼ -46.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ongerup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ongerup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Ongerup have finished high school than in most other parts of the country. Only 18.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is reflected in the local qualifications, where university degrees are very rare.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 18.4% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. The most common highest year of schooling reached is Year 10, at 37.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ongerup, Year 10 is the majority at 52%; Year 12 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 3.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most frequent at 25%.
3.1% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Ongerup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are agriculture and environment at 12.5%, followed by management and commerce at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one small government primary school with an average size of 27 students. This is much lower than most areas, and the school's advantage score is also much lower than most other locations.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
27
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ongerup
1 school — 27 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ongerup Primary School, Ongerup | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 27 | 948 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ongerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51180/ongerup/topic/education