38.6% —
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Central Wheatbelt (Agricultural) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Central Wheatbelt (Agricultural)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Lower levels of formal schooling and degrees mark Central Wheatbelt (Agricultural) compared to most similar areas. Only 38.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern continues into higher education, where university qualifications are much less common than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below Western Australia's 58.0% at just 38.6%. Many people in the area finished school earlier, with 27.1% leaving after Year 10 and 10.1% finishing in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Central Wheatbelt (Agricultural), the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.9% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.0% of residents.
9.9% —
Lower than 94% of state electorate 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 Central Wheatbelt (Agricultural), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 16.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are among the smallest and least advantaged. Most students attend government schools (92.7%), and the majority of these are primary or combined schools.
6.40
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 87% of state electorate 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).
5,514
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
134
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Central Wheatbelt (Agricultural)
41 schools — 5,514 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 38 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 16 · Secondary 2
| Nungarin Primary School, Nungarin | Government | Primary | 18.9 km | 2 | — |
| St Mary's School, Merredin | Catholic | Primary | 22.8 km | 118 | 1,015 |
| Merredin College, Merredin | Government | Combined | 22.9 km | 542 | 912 |
| Trayning Primary School, Trayning | Government | Primary | 39.7 km | 14 | 851 |
| Kellerberrin District High School, Kellerberrin | Government | Combined | 47.1 km | 110 | 918 |
| Mukinbudin District High School, Mukinbudin | Government | Combined | 50.3 km | 105 | 953 |
| Bruce Rock District High School, Bruce Rock | Government | Combined | 57.5 km | 100 | 941 |
| Bencubbin Primary School, Bencubbin | Government | Primary | 65.2 km | 28 | 936 |
| Tammin Primary School, Tammin | Government | Primary | 65.8 km | 16 | 921 |
| Wyalkatchem District High School, Wyalkatchem | Government | Combined | 70.5 km | 46 | 870 |
| Koorda Primary School, Koorda | Government | Primary | 83.0 km | 27 | 984 |
| Narembeen District High School, Narembeen | Government | Combined | 83.3 km | 157 | 995 |
| Babakin Primary School, Babakin | Government | Primary | 85.5 km | 5 | 1,054 |
| Cunderdin District High School, Cunderdin | Government | Combined | 87.2 km | 144 | 960 |
| Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Cunderdin, Cunderdin | Government | Secondary | 87.2 km | 126 | 994 |
| Quairading District High School, Quairading | Government | Combined | 97.8 km | 133 | 879 |
| Moorine Rock Primary School, Moorine Rock | Government | Primary | 97.9 km | 25 | 944 |
| Beacon Primary School, Beacon | Government | Primary | 103.1 km | 20 | 1,000 |
| Meckering Primary School, Meckering | Government | Primary | 107.2 km | 22 | 983 |
| Corrigin District High School, Corrigin | Government | Combined | 109.7 km | 125 | 955 |
| St Joseph's School, Southern Cross | Catholic | Primary | 117.6 km | 30 | 1,006 |
| Southern Cross District High School, Southern Cross | Government | Combined | 117.8 km | 54 | 874 |
| Kondinin Primary School, Kondinin | Government | Primary | 127.3 km | 32 | 902 |
| Beverley District High School, Beverley | Government | Combined | 137.9 km | 185 | 932 |
| St Joseph's School, Northam | Catholic | Primary | 138.4 km | 721 | 1,013 |
| Northam Primary School, Northam | Government | Primary | 138.5 km | 325 | 937 |
| Northam Senior High School, Northam | Government | Secondary | 139.2 km | 669 | 898 |
| Avonvale Primary School, Northam | Government | Primary | 139.7 km | 117 | 745 |
| Avonvale Education Support Centre, Northam | Government | Combined | 139.7 km | 40 | 932 |
| York District High School, York | Government | Combined | 139.8 km | 373 | 960 |
| West Northam Primary School, Northam | Government | Primary | 139.9 km | 130 | 803 |
| Hyden Primary School, Hyden | Government | Primary | 141.1 km | 61 | 1,012 |
| Yealering Primary School, Yealering | Government | Primary | 144.5 km | 10 | 974 |
| Kulin District High School, Kulin | Government | Combined | 145.9 km | 115 | 1,003 |
| Brookton District High School, Brookton | Government | Combined | 152.5 km | 120 | 913 |
| Bakers Hill Primary School, Bakers Hill | Government | Primary | 160.8 km | 125 | 964 |
| Pingelly Primary School, Pingelly | Government | Primary | 162.1 km | 97 | 906 |
| Wundowie Primary School, Wundowie | Government | Primary | 168.4 km | 63 | 898 |
| Wickepin Primary School, Wickepin | Government | Primary | 168.6 km | 66 | 988 |
| Wandering Primary School, Wandering | Government | Primary | 198.9 km | 26 | 1,008 |
| Boddington District High School, Boddington | Government | Combined | 222.1 km | 290 | 955 |
Sources
More for Central Wheatbelt (Agricultural)
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Central Wheatbelt (Agricultural) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51401/central-wheatbelt/topic/education