40.3% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Toodyay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Toodyay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in West Toodyay have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 40.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend extends to higher education, where only 10.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%. While 40.3% finished school, a further 26.5% of residents left after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Toodyay, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with the typical resident holding a Certificate III or IV. The 10.7% of adults with a degree is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
10.7% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 West Toodyay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in West Toodyay most commonly studied engineering and related fields, at 18.3%. Management, commerce, society, and culture each account for 10.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government combined school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score of 942 is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
275
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
942
Lower than 77% 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 Toodyay
1 school — 275 students, average ICSEA 942.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Toodyay District High School, Toodyay | Government | Combined | 8.0 km | 275 | 942 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Toodyay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51586/west-toodyay/topic/education