46.5% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wannanup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wannanup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Wannanup have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the rest of the state. Only 46.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the low number of higher qualifications across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the community finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian rate of 58%. About 29.2% of residents had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wannanup, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 12.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more typical at 40.8%.
12.7% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Wannanup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 22.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wannanup has three primary schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other areas.
1.44
Lower than 83% 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).
531
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wannanup
3 schools — 1,594 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Falcon Primary School, Wannanup | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 554 | 1,001 |
| Ocean Road Primary School, Dawesville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 624 | 964 |
| St Damien's Catholic Primary School, Dawesville | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 416 | 1,028 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wannanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51525/wannanup/topic/education