40.8% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school or university in Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral) than in most other areas, though rates for both have risen since 2011. Only 40.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. These trends show a slow but steady increase in formal education across the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 40.8%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. This result is much lower than most areas, though it has risen by 2.9 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral), the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.7% of the population, a figure well below the state average. This has increased by 4.4 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 25.5%.
15.7% ▲ +39.2%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this region are most often in Engineering and related fields at 11.5%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6,982 total enrolments across 45 schools within 3km. While the average school size of 155 is among the lowest, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the highest at this level.
5.44
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 88% 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).
6,982
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
155
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
812
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral)
45 schools — 6,982 students, average ICSEA 812.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 13 · Independent 9
By type: Combined 25 · Primary 14 · Secondary 6
| Ngalapita Remote Community School, Fitzroy Crossing | Government | Combined | 23.5 km | 6 | — |
| Kulkarriya Community School, Fitzroy Crossing | Independent | Combined | 32.1 km | 68 | 675 |
| Wulungarra Community School, Fitzroy Crossing | Independent | Combined | 51.7 km | 17 | 625 |
| Looma Remote Community School, Looma | Government | Combined | 71.5 km | 117 | 662 |
| Yakanarra Community School, Fitzroy Crossing | Independent | Combined | 81.3 km | 18 | 650 |
| Nyikina Mangala Community School, Derby | Independent | Combined | 82.9 km | 22 | 742 |
| Djugerari Remote Community School, Djugerari Community | Government | Primary | 113.1 km | 10 | 638 |
| Bayulu Remote Community School, Fitzroy Crossing | Government | Combined | 115.1 km | 82 | 642 |
| Fitzroy Valley District High School, Fitzroy Crossing | Government | Combined | 118.1 km | 269 | 714 |
| Manjali Studio School, King Leopold Ranges | Independent | Secondary | 124.4 km | 50 | 712 |
| Yiramalay Studio School, Fitzroy Crossing | Independent | Secondary | 127.8 km | 41 | 707 |
| Muludja Remote Community School, Fitzroy Crossing | Government | Primary | 137.4 km | 29 | 565 |
| Wangkatjungka Remote Community School, Christmas Creek | Government | Combined | 150.4 km | 64 | 591 |
| Derby District High School, Derby | Government | Combined | 169.3 km | 606 | 714 |
| Kimberley School Of The Air, Derby | Government | Primary | 169.3 km | 62 | 958 |
| Holy Rosary School, Derby | Catholic | Primary | 169.7 km | 92 | 868 |
| Yiyili Aboriginal Community School, Halls Creek | Independent | Combined | 234.8 km | 51 | 655 |
| Broome Primary School, Broome | Government | Primary | 251.6 km | 335 | 856 |
| Broome Senior High School, Broome | Government | Secondary | 252.5 km | 825 | 924 |
| Roebuck Primary School, Broome | Government | Primary | 252.8 km | 339 | 1,006 |
| St Mary's College, Broome | Catholic | Secondary | 253.1 km | 741 | 844 |
| Broome North Primary School, Broome | Government | Primary | 253.5 km | 396 | 998 |
| Wananami Remote Community School, Derby | Government | Combined | 253.6 km | 36 | 683 |
| St Martin de Porres School, Broome | Catholic | Secondary | 253.6 km | 13 | 871 |
| Cable Beach Primary School, Broome | Government | Primary | 253.9 km | 299 | 836 |
| Sacred Heart School, Broome | Catholic | Combined | 265.1 km | 58 | 635 |
| One Arm Point Remote Community School, Dampier Peninsula | Government | Combined | 283.1 km | 114 | 687 |
| Christ the King Catholic School, Broome | Catholic | Combined | 286.9 km | 38 | 704 |
| La Grange Remote Community School, Bidyadanga | Government | Combined | 290.1 km | 201 | 695 |
| Halls Creek District High School, Halls Creek | Government | Combined | 333.1 km | 306 | 661 |
| Warlawurru Catholic School, Halls Creek | Catholic | Primary | 333.5 km | 33 | 662 |
| Kururrungku Catholic Education Centre, Halls Creek | Catholic | Combined | 347.0 km | 29 | — |
| John Pujajangka Piyirn School, Halls Creek | Catholic | Combined | 363.5 km | 22 | 532 |
| Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School, Kununurra | Independent | Combined | 398.9 km | 35 | 669 |
| Luurnpa Catholic School, Halls Creek | Catholic | Combined | 402.2 km | 63 | 676 |
| Ngalangangpum School, Kununurra | Catholic | Combined | 425.5 km | 37 | 632 |
| Birlirr Ngawiyiwu Catholic School, Halls Creek | Catholic | Primary | 430.7 km | 27 | 651 |
| Jungdranung Remote Community School, Glen Hill Station | Government | Primary | 464.1 km | 11 | — |
| Dawul Remote Community School, Kununurra | Government | Primary | 467.5 km | 8 | — |
| Wyndham District High School, Wyndham | Government | Combined | 512.7 km | 112 | 660 |
| St Joseph's School, Wyndham | Catholic | Primary | 513.1 km | 35 | 747 |
| Kalumburu Remote Community School, Kalumburu | Government | Combined | 525.9 km | 114 | — |
| Alta-1 Kimberley College, Kununurra | Independent | Secondary | 538.4 km | 26 | 668 |
| St Joseph's School, Kununurra | Catholic | Primary | 544.4 km | 115 | 788 |
| East Kimberley College, Kununurra | Government | Combined | 544.6 km | 1,010 | 857 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52903/kimberley/topic/education