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Education & Qualifications in West Coolup

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

Fewer than 12% of adults in West Coolup hold a university degree, a figure far below the national average. This is a community where school and university completion rates are much lower than in the rest of Western Australia and Australia.

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📍 West Coolup, Suburb / Locality

Where West Coolup sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is West Coolup — lower than 64% of areas.

West Coolup11.3%
6214, WA 7.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is 17 percentage points lower than both the state and national figures. About 22.8% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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41.4% —

Lower than 60% 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 West Coolup, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (16%).

Year 12 41.4% Year 10 22.8% Year 11 13.8% Year 9 or below 6.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11.3%, which is far below the 26.3% national figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.9% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.3% —

Lower than 64% 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 West Coolup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 31.9% Bachelor degree 14.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.7% Certificate I / II 8.5% Postgraduate degree 3.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, 20.2% studied engineering and related fields. Other common areas of study include management and commerce at 14.9%, and agriculture and health both at 12.8%.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in West Coolup — Engineering & related leads at 25%, ahead of Management & commerce (18%) and Agriculture & environment (16%).

Engineering & related 20.2% Management & commerce 14.9% Agriculture & environment 12.8% Health 12.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 8.5% Society & culture 5.3% Architecture & building 4.3% Education 3.2%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in terms of local educational facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

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).

Schools in and around West Coolup — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 West Coolup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51572/west-coolup/topic/education