41.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Kalgoorlie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Kalgoorlie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 42% of residents in West Kalgoorlie finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in secondary schooling is reflected in the local qualification levels, which sit well below state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.7% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. This is a significant gap of 17 points compared to the rest of Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Kalgoorlie, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 47%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 16.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the typical Western Australian and national rates.
16.7% —
Higher than 58% 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
View on map →In West Kalgoorlie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 40%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 27%, ahead of Health (20%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, more than about 70% of similar areas, though they have a much lower average advantage score than most.
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).
351
Higher than 54% 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 West Kalgoorlie
3 schools — 1,052 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Goldfields Baptist College, Somerville | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 239 | 1,017 |
| O'Connor Education Support Centre, Boulder | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 52 | 920 |
| O'Connor Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 761 | 922 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Kalgoorlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51576/west-kalgoorlie/topic/education