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Perenjori · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Perenjori

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

Only 37% of people in Perenjori have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is a community where few adults hold university degrees, and school completion rates are much lower than in most other areas.

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📍 Perenjori, Suburb / Locality

Where Perenjori sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.3% ▼ -35.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Perenjori — lower than 90% of areas.

Perenjori4.3%
6620, WA 9.6%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 37% of residents finishing their final year. Other common outcomes include 24.5% finishing Year 10 and 10.5% finishing Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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37.0% ▼ -3.9%

Lower than 72% 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 Perenjori, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (14%).

Year 12 37.0% Year 10 24.5% Year 11 10.5% Year 9 or below 4.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 4.3% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24.8% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.3% ▼ -35.5%

Lower than 90% 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 Perenjori, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 24.8% Bachelor degree 8.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 5.3% Certificate I / II 5.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 12.4%, followed by society and culture at 8% and engineering at 6.2%.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in Perenjori — Management & commerce leads at 25%, ahead of Society & culture (16%) and Engineering & related (12%).

Management & commerce 12.4% Society & culture 8.0% Engineering & related 6.2% Architecture & building 5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 5.3% Agriculture & environment 4.4% Health 4.4% Education 4.4%

Schools

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

The area has a high number of schools per child, though they are much smaller than most other areas. There is one government primary school within 3km, which has a school advantage score much lower than most areas.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Average school ICSEA

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933

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Perenjori

1 school — 27 students, average ICSEA 933.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Perenjori Primary School, Perenjori Government Primary 0.8 km 27 933

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Perenjori [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51227/perenjori/topic/education