14.1% ▲ +172.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Torndirrup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Torndirrup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 65% of residents in Torndirrup stopped their formal schooling at Year 10. This is a place where very few people finished high school or went on to university, with only 4.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 14.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. This is among the lowest rates for this level of schooling across similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Torndirrup, Year 10 is the majority at 72%; Year 12 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with the typical qualification being a Certificate III or IV at 44.4%. The rate of bachelor degrees or higher is far below both the state and national figures.
4.2% ▲ —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 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 Torndirrup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Education at 9.7%, followed by Management and commerce and Society and culture, both at 8.3%.
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 has an advantage score of 1,027, which is higher than most areas.
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).
238
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Torndirrup
1 school — 238 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Little Grove Primary School, Little Grove | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 238 | 1,027 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Torndirrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51463/torndirrup/topic/education