63.1% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carramar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Carramar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas define Carramar, where 63.1% of people have finished Year 12. While more residents are finishing school than in the past, the number of adults with university degrees remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Carramar finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, a figure that rose 8.5 points since 2011 to reach 63.1%. This is well above the state rate of 58.0% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carramar, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.0% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.7% of residents.
18.0% ▲ +47.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 Carramar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Carramar has five schools with 3,325 enrolments, which is larger than about 83% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is lower than most areas, and the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than typical.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.06
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower 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).
3,325
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
665
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Lower than 61% 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 Carramar
18 schools — 8,918 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Joseph Banks Secondary College, Banksia Grove | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,411 | 989 |
| St John Paul II Catholic Primary School, Banksia Grove | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 230 | 1,011 |
| Carramar Primary School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 556 | 1,023 |
| Grandis Primary School, Banksia Grove | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 750 | 993 |
| Banksia Grove Primary School, Banksia Grove | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 378 | 947 |
| Tapping Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 497 | 1,023 |
| Spring Hill Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 722 | 1,028 |
| Joondalup Primary School, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 381 | 1,024 |
| Joondalup Education Support Centre, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 132 | 1,032 |
| Somerly Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 454 | 975 |
| Clarkson Community High School, Clarkson | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 325 | 923 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Clarkson | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 327 | 1,046 |
| Lake Joondalup Baptist College, Joondalup | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 1,282 | 1,102 |
| Youth Futures Community School, Clarkson | Independent | Secondary | 5.7 km | 367 | 912 |
| Clarkson Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 270 | 924 |
| Merriwa Primary School, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 362 | 952 |
| Merriwa Education Support Centre, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 106 | 983 |
| Alkimos Baptist College, Merriwa | Independent | Combined | 7.3 km | 368 | 1,038 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carramar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031100/carramar/topic/education