33.3% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pinjarra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pinjarra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Pinjarra have reached the highest levels of education, with only 7.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most people in the area have focused on practical or vocational training rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.3% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. Many residents left school earlier, with 31.8% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Pinjarra splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 11 at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Vocational certificates are the most common qualification, with 41% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why university degrees are far less common here than in most other areas.
7.2% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Pinjarra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are practical and technical, led by Engineering and related fields at 19% and Management and commerce at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and they have a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
4.30
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
402
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
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 Pinjarra
4 schools — 1,607 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Pinjarra Primary School, Pinjarra | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 609 | 935 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Pinjarra | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 190 | 994 |
| Pinjarra Senior High School, Pinjarra | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 685 | 952 |
| Carcoola Primary School, Pinjarra | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 123 | 931 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pinjarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51247/pinjarra/topic/education