35.0% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carnarvon · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Carnarvon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Carnarvon. While 35% of residents have finished Year 12, this is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area's education levels have improved slightly over the last decade, but they remain much lower than in most other parts of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. This is a slight improvement from 2011, when the rate was 29.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carnarvon, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 10.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This represents a small increase from 8.5% in 2011.
10.7% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 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 Carnarvon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 13.8%, followed by management and commerce at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Carnarvon has four schools with 881 total enrolments, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in most other areas. Half of the schools are government-run, while the rest are split evenly between Catholic and independent providers.
4
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.12
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
881
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
220
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
865
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carnarvon
4 schools — 881 students, average ICSEA 865.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2
| Carnarvon Community College, East Carnarvon | Government | Combined | — | 447 | 769 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Carnarvon | Catholic | Combined | — | 321 | 951 |
| Carnarvon Christian School, Carnarvon | Independent | Primary | — | 71 | 967 |
| Carnarvon School Of The Air, Carnarvon | Government | Primary | — | 42 | 1,047 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51540/carnarvon/topic/education