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Education & Qualifications in Warding East

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A strong focus on finishing school defines Warding East, where 56.8% of residents have completed Year 12. While high school completion is common, the area has a small population and no local schools, meaning students must travel for their education.

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Where Warding East sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Warding East — higher than 66% of areas.

Warding East19.4%
6405, WA 6.8%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The 56.8% of residents who finished Year 12 is much higher than in most similar areas, though this is a little below the state and national figures.

Completed Year 12

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56.8% —

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Warding East, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 25%.

Year 12 56.8% Year 10 24.3% Year 11 16.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Around 19.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas but remains well below the Western Australian and Australian averages.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.4% —

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Warding East, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (26%).

Certificate III / IV 50.0% Bachelor degree 35.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 30.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across different fields, with Engineering and Society & Culture both accounting for 30.0% of degrees, followed by Agriculture and Environment at 20.0%.

Field of qualification

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Warding East splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (32%) and Society & culture (32%), with Agriculture & environment at 21%.

Engineering & related 30.0% Society & culture 30.0% Agriculture & environment 20.0% Health 15.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warding East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51532/warding-east/topic/education