35.7% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Withers · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Withers
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Withers has remained low compared to the rest of the country. Only 35.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with very few holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national averages, sitting at 35.7%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 28.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Withers, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 39.1%.
8.8% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Withers, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most frequent fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 15.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and management and commerce at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17 schools within 3 km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. Government schools make up the majority of the sector at 76.5%, and most are primary schools.
3.67
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
382
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Withers
17 schools — 6,495 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Maidens Park Primary School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 178 | 823 |
| Newton Moore Senior High School, South Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 485 | 903 |
| Newton Moore Education Support Centre, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 80 | 995 |
| Adam Road Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 418 | 933 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 418 | 1,041 |
| College Row School, South Bunbury | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 46 | 965 |
| Manea Senior College, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 547 | 1,033 |
| Carey Park Primary School, Carey Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 282 | 900 |
| Tuart Forest Primary School, Dalyellup | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 459 | 967 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 215 | 1,078 |
| South Bunbury Education Support Centre, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 79 | 960 |
| South Bunbury Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 393 | 989 |
| Bunbury Baptist College, Dalyellup | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 792 | 1,013 |
| Dalyellup Primary School, Dalyellup | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 448 | 970 |
| Bunbury Primary School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 423 | 1,076 |
| Bunbury Catholic College, Bunbury | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 954 | 1,048 |
| Cooinda Primary School, East Bunbury | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 278 | 974 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Withers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51625/withers/topic/education