68.8% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Quedjinup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Quedjinup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Quedjinup. Residents are far more likely to have finished high school and hold university degrees than the average person in Western Australia. This creates a highly qualified community where nearly 35% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong here, with 68.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and well above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Quedjinup, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 34.8% of adults, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%, with the most common qualification being a bachelor degree at 30%.
34.8% ▲ +58.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Quedjinup splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are engineering and related subjects at 14.2%, followed closely by health and education, both at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,056, which is much higher than most areas. There are 12.2 schools per 1,000 children, split evenly between government, Catholic, and independent sectors.
12.20
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
377
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Quedjinup
3 schools — 1,130 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Independent 1 · Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Dunsborough Christian College, Dunsborough | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 48 | 1,028 |
| Our Lady of the Cape Primary School, Dunsborough | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 331 | 1,070 |
| Dunsborough Primary School, Dunsborough | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 751 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Quedjinup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51270/quedjinup/topic/education