47.2% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Safety Bay - Shoalwater · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Safety Bay - Shoalwater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Safety Bay - Shoalwater have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 47.2% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While these numbers are low, school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 47.2%, which is far below the Western Australian average of 58.0%. This is a significant gap, though the figure has risen 8.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Safety Bay - Shoalwater, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 14.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though it has risen by 4.6 percentage points over the last decade.
14.8% ▲ +44.9%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Safety Bay - Shoalwater, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 21.2%, followed by management and commerce at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three government schools with 1,854 total enrolments. These schools are larger than those in about 60% of similar areas, but the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.51
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 51% 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).
1,854
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
618
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 69% 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 Safety Bay - Shoalwater
20 schools — 10,220 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Safety Bay Primary School, Safety Bay | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 592 | 1,000 |
| Safety Bay Senior High School, Safety Bay | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,148 | 966 |
| Bungaree Primary School, Rockingham | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 233 | 927 |
| Malibu School, Safety Bay | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 114 | 967 |
| Star of the Sea Primary School, Rockingham | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 638 | 1,041 |
| Rockingham Beach Primary School, Rockingham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 406 | 993 |
| Rockingham Beach Education Support Centre, Rockingham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 67 | 993 |
| Rockingham Senior High School, Rockingham | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,035 | 954 |
| Rockingham Senior High School Education Support Centre, Rockingham | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 76 | 984 |
| Charthouse Primary School, Waikiki | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 451 | 965 |
| Rockingham Montessori School, Rockingham | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 272 | 1,033 |
| Cooloongup Primary School, Cooloongup | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 312 | 913 |
| South Coast Baptist College, Waikiki | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,355 | 1,047 |
| East Waikiki Primary School, Cooloongup | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 385 | 919 |
| Kolbe Catholic College, Rockingham | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,270 | 1,046 |
| Waikiki Primary School, Waikiki | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 291 | 958 |
| Hillman Primary School, Hillman | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 256 | 925 |
| SMYL Community College, Rockingham | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 252 | 905 |
| Warnbro Primary School, Warnbro | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 233 | 948 |
| Living Waters Lutheran College, Warnbro | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 834 | 1,023 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Safety Bay - Shoalwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051190/safety-bay-shoalwater/topic/education