71.2% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Iluka - Burns Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Iluka - Burns Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Iluka - Burns Beach have finished high school than in most similar areas. This is a highly qualified community where 71.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that has risen steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far above the Western Australian figure of 58% and the national figure of 58.8%. This result has improved significantly, rising by 8.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Iluka - Burns Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 29.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above both the state and national averages. This level of higher education has also grown, climbing 8.2 points since 2011.
29.6% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 29.6%
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 Iluka - Burns Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 24.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, a government primary school. While the number of local schools is among the lowest for its level, the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.56
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 53% 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).
425
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
425
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 74% 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 Iluka - Burns Beach
21 schools — 12,328 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Burns Beach Primary School, Burns Beach | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 425 | 1,074 |
| Kinross College, Kinross | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,027 | 1,029 |
| Francis Jordan Catholic School, Currambine | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 319 | 1,085 |
| Kinross Primary School, Kinross | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 700 | 1,035 |
| Currambine Primary School, Currambine | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 758 | 1,045 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 516 | 1,070 |
| St Simon Peter Catholic Primary School, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 587 | 1,086 |
| Prendiville Catholic College, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,086 | 1,073 |
| Joondalup Primary School, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 381 | 1,024 |
| Joondalup Education Support Centre, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 132 | 1,032 |
| Connolly Primary School, Connolly | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 384 | 1,062 |
| Lake Joondalup Baptist College, Joondalup | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,282 | 1,102 |
| Ocean Reef Senior High School, Ocean Reef | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,353 | 1,055 |
| Youth Futures Community School, Clarkson | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 367 | 912 |
| Ocean Reef Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 192 | 1,043 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Clarkson | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 327 | 1,046 |
| Poseidon Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 267 | 1,018 |
| Mindarie Primary School, Mindarie | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 735 | 1,052 |
| Somerly Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 454 | 975 |
| Alta-1 College - Joondalup Campus, Joondalup | Independent | Secondary | 4.8 km | 845 | 950 |
| Heathridge Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 191 | 1,011 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Iluka - Burns Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011076/iluka-burns-beach/topic/education