42.0% ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Kalgoorlie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Kalgoorlie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in South Kalgoorlie, held by 41.6% of adults. This area has a much lower proportion of university degrees than the national average, with only 9.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. About 25% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Kalgoorlie, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here; the 9.2% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Trade certificates are much more typical, with 41.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.2% ▲ +46.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 South Kalgoorlie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study for qualified residents at 26.4%, followed by management and commerce at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3km, which is more than 86% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score of 943 is much lower than most areas.
2.94
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
369
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 76% 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 Kalgoorlie
15 schools — 5,528 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| South Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 350 | 909 |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 854 | 890 |
| Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 47 | 879 |
| John Paul College, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 699 | 1,010 |
| Eastern Goldfields College, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 485 | 954 |
| East Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 158 | 648 |
| O'Connor Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 761 | 922 |
| Goldfields Baptist College, Somerville | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 239 | 1,017 |
| O'Connor Education Support Centre, Boulder | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 52 | 920 |
| Boulder Primary School, Boulder | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 263 | 869 |
| St Joseph's School, Boulder | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 193 | 994 |
| Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 496 | 980 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 382 | 1,030 |
| Kalgoorlie School Of The Air, Boulder | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 68 | 1,029 |
| North Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 481 | 960 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Kalgoorlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51373/south-kalgoorlie/topic/education