25.0% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Boulder · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Boulder
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in South Boulder has remained notably low over the last decade. Only 25% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern is mirrored in higher education, where very few adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with only 25% of residents doing so. The most typical highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 36.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Boulder, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.6% of people.
3.0% ▲ +39.2%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 South Boulder, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 10%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular field is engineering and related subjects at 20.9%, followed by management and commerce at 9.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
South Boulder has more schools within 3km than 81% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most. Most of these schools are government-run primary institutions.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
314
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Boulder
9 schools — 2,827 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Kalgoorlie School Of The Air, Boulder | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 68 | 1,029 |
| Boulder Primary School, Boulder | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 263 | 869 |
| St Joseph's School, Boulder | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 193 | 994 |
| O'Connor Education Support Centre, Boulder | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 52 | 920 |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 854 | 890 |
| Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 47 | 879 |
| O'Connor Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 761 | 922 |
| Goldfields Baptist College, Somerville | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 239 | 1,017 |
| South Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 350 | 909 |
Sources
More for South Boulder
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51362/south-boulder/topic/education