41.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pinwernying · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pinwernying
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 42% of people in Pinwernying finished Year 12, making it the most common level of schooling here. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, and the area has a much lower rate of university degrees compared to most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian average of 58%. Around 24% of the population finished Year 10, while 18% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pinwernying, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 4.2% of the population, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39% of residents.
4.2% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Pinwernying, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (27%) and Certificate I / II (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 31.7%, followed by Agriculture and environment and Management and commerce, both at 22%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, though the average school size of 208 students is lower than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the area has some of the lowest school advantage scores for its 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).
208
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
895
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pinwernying
4 schools — 831 students, average ICSEA 895.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Braeside Primary School, Katanning | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 126 | 930 |
| St Patrick's School, Katanning | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 116 | 983 |
| Katanning Senior High School, Katanning | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 355 | 886 |
| Katanning Primary School, Katanning | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 234 | 846 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pinwernying [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51250/pinwernying/topic/education