33.0% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carnarvon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Carnarvon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33% of people in Carnarvon have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the number of adults with a university degree is much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are among the lowest for similar areas, sitting at 33% compared to 58.8% nationally. This is a small increase from 32.1% in 2016, while 23.6% of residents finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carnarvon, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 10.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.8% of the population.
10.3% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Carnarvon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 13.9%, followed by management and commerce at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Carnarvon has 4 schools with a total of 881 enrolments. While the number of schools per 1,000 children is much higher than most areas, the average school size of 220 is much lower.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.33
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Lower than 92% 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).
881
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
220
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
865
Lower than 95% 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 Carnarvon
4 schools — 881 students, average ICSEA 865.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2
| Carnarvon Community College, East Carnarvon | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 447 | 769 |
| Carnarvon School Of The Air, Carnarvon | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 42 | 1,047 |
| Carnarvon Christian School, Carnarvon | Independent | Primary | 5.0 km | 71 | 967 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Carnarvon | Catholic | Combined | 5.2 km | 321 | 951 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511021276/carnarvon/topic/education