36.6% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Greenough · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Greenough
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in South Greenough compared to the rest of the country. Only 36.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in schooling is reflected in the area's qualifications, where university degrees are also much less common than in other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.6% of people here finished Year 12, a figure far below the 58% seen across Western Australia. About 31.2% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Greenough, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 9.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 33.3%.
9.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In South Greenough, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are health at 14.8% and engineering at 13%. Education and agriculture and environment also make up a notable share of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area. This school is much smaller than most others, with a typical size of 65 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
65
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 58% 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 Greenough
1 school — 65 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Walkaway Primary School, Walkaway | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 65 | 977 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Greenough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51370/south-greenough/topic/education