34.7% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
College Grove - Carey Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in College Grove - Carey Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Year 12 completion rates rose by 7 percentage points since 2011 in College Grove - Carey Park, though school leaving levels remain low. Only 34.7% of people finished high school, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The percentage of people who completed Year 12 is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10 at 35%.
Highest year of school
View on map →College Grove - Carey Park splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.7% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure rose 3 percentage points since 2011, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 42.2%.
9.7% ▲ +45.0%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 College Grove - Carey Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are Engineering and related fields at 15.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.1% and Society and culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 2 government schools in the area, which is fewer than in about 71% of similar places. The average school advantage score of 988 is lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.73
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
829
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
415
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
988
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving College Grove - Carey Park
24 schools — 9,797 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Manea Senior College, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 547 | 1,033 |
| Carey Park Primary School, Carey Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 282 | 900 |
| Newton Moore Education Support Centre, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 80 | 995 |
| Newton Moore Senior High School, South Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 485 | 903 |
| Adam Road Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 418 | 933 |
| Bunbury Catholic College, Bunbury | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 954 | 1,048 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 418 | 1,041 |
| College Row School, South Bunbury | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 46 | 965 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bunbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 215 | 1,078 |
| Maidens Park Primary School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 178 | 823 |
| Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 98 | 684 |
| South Bunbury Education Support Centre, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 79 | 960 |
| South Bunbury Primary School, South Bunbury | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 393 | 989 |
| Cooinda Primary School, East Bunbury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 278 | 974 |
| Grace Christian School, Glen Iris | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 609 | 1,053 |
| Tuart Forest Primary School, Dalyellup | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 459 | 967 |
| Bunbury Primary School, Bunbury | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 423 | 1,076 |
| Picton Primary School, Glen Iris | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 153 | 934 |
| Bunbury Senior High School, Bunbury | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,033 | 1,008 |
| Bunbury Baptist College, Dalyellup | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 792 | 1,013 |
| Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, Gelorup | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 663 | 1,100 |
| South West Community College - Bunbury Campus, Bunbury | Independent | Secondary | 5.0 km | 170 | 950 |
| Dalyellup Primary School, Dalyellup | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 448 | 970 |
| Dalyellup College, Dalyellup | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 576 | 970 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in College Grove - Carey Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021008/college-grove-carey-park/topic/education