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Education & Qualifications in Orchid Valley

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A high rate of high school completion sets Orchid Valley apart, with 63.0% of residents finishing Year 12. While schooling levels are strong, the area has far fewer adults with university degrees than the national average.

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📍 Orchid Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Orchid Valley sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Orchid Valley — higher than 51% of areas.

Orchid Valley14.8%
6394, WA 13.4%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is well above the state and national figures, with 63.0% of people finishing their secondary schooling.

Completed Year 12

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63.0% —

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Orchid Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 11 is next at 13%.

Year 12 63.0% Year 11 11.1% Year 10 11.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is less common here than elsewhere; 14.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.8% —

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Orchid Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (33%) and Bachelor degree (27%).

Certificate III / IV 30.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 25.0% Bachelor degree 20.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread evenly across several fields, with agriculture and environment being the most common at 25.0%.

Field of qualification

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Orchid Valley splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (24%) and Engineering & related (19%), with Health at 19%.

Agriculture & environment 25.0% Engineering & related 20.0% Health 20.0% Management & commerce 20.0% Society & culture 20.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a result that is more common than in about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Orchid Valley — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Orchid Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51187/orchid-valley/topic/education