39.6% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pinjar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pinjar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 8.9% of adults in Pinjar hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This is a place where formal higher education is uncommon, and far fewer people have finished Year 12 compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 39.6% of residents finishing their final year of school. Many locals left earlier, with 22.6% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pinjar, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as the 8.9% rate is much lower than most areas. Instead, trade qualifications are common, with 54.8% of qualified adults holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Pinjar, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have mostly studied practical or technical fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 32.3%. Management and commerce follow at 19.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pinjar has four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, and the average school size is among the highest for this level.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
692
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pinjar
4 schools — 2,769 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Grandis Primary School, Banksia Grove | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 750 | 993 |
| St John Paul II Catholic Primary School, Banksia Grove | Catholic | Primary | 8.8 km | 230 | 1,011 |
| Joseph Banks Secondary College, Banksia Grove | Government | Secondary | 9.0 km | 1,411 | 989 |
| Banksia Grove Primary School, Banksia Grove | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 378 | 947 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pinjar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51246/pinjar/topic/education