49.2% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rockingham · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Rockingham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Rockingham have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, though the city still trails state and national levels. While university degrees are less common, there has been a steady climb in both school completions and higher qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is a rise of 8.6 percentage points since 2011. However, this 49.2% figure remains well below the Western Australian and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rockingham, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are trade-based, with 41.1% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 12.5% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
12.5% ▲ +42.4%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Rockingham, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related trades at 20.7%, followed by management and commerce at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rockingham has 48 schools—more than 91% of similar areas—with a total of 27,675 enrolments. Most students attend government schools (79.2%), though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
48
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.63
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27,675
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
577
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rockingham
48 schools — 27,675 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 38 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 10 · Combined 5
| Comet Bay College, Secret Harbour | Government | Secondary | — | 1,879 | 1,004 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic College, Baldivis | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,526 | 1,034 |
| Baldivis Secondary College, Baldivis | Government | Secondary | — | 1,370 | 975 |
| South Coast Baptist College, Waikiki | Independent | Combined | — | 1,355 | 1,047 |
| Kolbe Catholic College, Rockingham | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,270 | 1,046 |
| Safety Bay Senior High School, Safety Bay | Government | Secondary | — | 1,148 | 966 |
| Rockingham Senior High School, Rockingham | Government | Secondary | — | 1,035 | 954 |
| Ridge View Secondary College, Baldivis | Government | Secondary | — | 982 | 989 |
| Tranby College, Baldivis | Independent | Combined | — | 865 | 1,060 |
| Living Waters Lutheran College, Warnbro | Independent | Combined | — | 834 | 1,023 |
| Warnbro Community High School, Warnbro | Government | Secondary | — | 815 | 933 |
| Makybe Rise Primary School, Baldivis | Government | Primary | — | 805 | 1,002 |
| Tuart Rise Primary School, Baldivis | Government | Primary | — | 736 | 974 |
| Settlers Primary School, Baldivis | Government | Primary | — | 661 | 997 |
| Secret Harbour Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | — | 644 | 1,017 |
| Comet Bay Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | — | 638 | 1,005 |
| Star of the Sea Primary School, Rockingham | Catholic | Primary | — | 638 | 1,041 |
| Singleton Primary School, Singleton | Government | Primary | — | 629 | 994 |
| Baldivis Gardens Primary School, Baldivis | Government | Primary | — | 628 | 976 |
| Baldivis Primary School, Baldivis | Government | Primary | — | 612 | 982 |
| Sheoak Grove Primary School, Baldivis | Government | Primary | — | 603 | 979 |
| Safety Bay Primary School, Safety Bay | Government | Primary | — | 592 | 1,000 |
| Rivergums Primary School, Baldivis | Government | Primary | — | 566 | 997 |
| Golden Bay Primary School, Golden Bay | Government | Primary | — | 511 | 961 |
| Charthouse Primary School, Waikiki | Government | Primary | — | 451 | 965 |
| Rockingham Lakes Primary School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | — | 450 | 952 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Port Kennedy | Catholic | Primary | — | 408 | 1,029 |
| Rockingham Beach Primary School, Rockingham | Government | Primary | — | 406 | 993 |
| Endeavour Primary School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | — | 387 | 957 |
| East Waikiki Primary School, Cooloongup | Government | Primary | — | 385 | 919 |
| Koorana Primary School, Warnbro | Government | Primary | — | 377 | 936 |
| Port Kennedy Primary School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | — | 362 | 956 |
| Pine View Primary School, Baldivis | Government | Primary | — | 321 | 994 |
| Cooloongup Primary School, Cooloongup | Government | Primary | — | 312 | 913 |
| Waikiki Primary School, Waikiki | Government | Primary | — | 291 | 958 |
| Rockingham Montessori School, Rockingham | Independent | Primary | — | 272 | 1,033 |
| Peel Language Development School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | — | 265 | 935 |
| Hillman Primary School, Hillman | Government | Primary | — | 256 | 925 |
| SMYL Community College, Rockingham | Independent | Secondary | — | 252 | 905 |
| Bungaree Primary School, Rockingham | Government | Primary | — | 233 | 927 |
| Warnbro Primary School, Warnbro | Government | Primary | — | 233 | 948 |
| Rockingham John Calvin School, Baldivis | Independent | Primary | — | 137 | 1,026 |
| Malibu School, Safety Bay | Government | Combined | — | 114 | 967 |
| Warnbro Community High School Education Support Centre, Warnbro | Government | Secondary | — | 94 | 919 |
| Endeavour Education Support Centre, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | — | 92 | 895 |
| Koorana Education Support Centre, Warnbro | Government | Primary | — | 92 | 979 |
| Rockingham Senior High School Education Support Centre, Rockingham | Government | Secondary | — | 76 | 984 |
| Rockingham Beach Education Support Centre, Rockingham | Government | Primary | — | 67 | 993 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57490/rockingham/topic/education