51.8% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karnup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Karnup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 11.4% of adults in Karnup hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area's educational profile much lower than most similar places. Most residents here have practical qualifications rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents finished Year 12, a result that is well below both the Western Australian and Australian figures. About 24% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karnup, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common, held by 45.3% of adults. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is so much lower than in other areas.
11.4% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Karnup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering is the most popular field of study at 20.4%, followed by management and commerce at 12.7% and society and culture at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3 km of the area, which is fewer than about 57% of similar places.
16
Lower than 57% 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).
Schools serving Karnup
16 schools — 11,507 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Comet Bay Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 638 | 1,005 |
| Comet Bay College, Secret Harbour | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,879 | 1,004 |
| Golden Bay Primary School, Golden Bay | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 511 | 961 |
| Secret Harbour Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 644 | 1,017 |
| Singleton Primary School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 629 | 994 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic College, Baldivis | Catholic | Combined | 6.5 km | 1,526 | 1,034 |
| Ridge View Secondary College, Baldivis | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 982 | 989 |
| Coastal Lakes College, Lakelands | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 1,145 | 975 |
| St Marcellin Catholic College, Madora Bay | Independent | Combined | 7.6 km | 54 | 1,046 |
| Mandurah Baptist College, Lakelands | Independent | Combined | 7.8 km | 1,383 | 1,049 |
| Endeavour Primary School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 387 | 957 |
| Endeavour Education Support Centre, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 92 | 895 |
| Lakelands Primary School, Lakelands | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 646 | 970 |
| Madora Bay Primary School, Madora Bay | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 276 | 1,004 |
| Rockingham Lakes Primary School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 450 | 952 |
| Peel Language Development School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 265 | 935 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karnup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051314/karnup/topic/education