42.2% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Pinjarra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Pinjarra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in West Pinjarra hold university degrees compared to most similar areas. This is a place where practical training is more common than higher education, with only 9.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.2% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58.0%. Year 10 is the next most common point where people stopped their schooling, at 31.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Pinjarra, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 47.0% of residents. This reflects a trend toward trade and vocational skills, as the 9.9% with university degrees is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.9% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Pinjarra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 26.0%, followed by management and commerce at 13.3%. Health and education each account for 10.5% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most in similar areas, with a typical size of 553 students.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
553
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 64% 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 Pinjarra
4 schools — 2,210 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Pinjarra Primary School, Pinjarra | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 609 | 935 |
| Pinjarra Senior High School, Pinjarra | Government | Secondary | 7.3 km | 685 | 952 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Pinjarra | Catholic | Primary | 7.5 km | 190 | 994 |
| Austin Cove Baptist College - California Crescent Campus, South Yunderup | Independent | Combined | 7.7 km | 726 | 1,003 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Pinjarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51582/west-pinjarra/topic/education