3
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality 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).
Babbage Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Babbage Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational data for Babbage Island has remained largely stable since 2011. This small area has a mix of schooling options, though its schools tend to be smaller than those in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 42%, ahead of Year 10 (21%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Babbage Island, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 120%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Babbage Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 120%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically smaller than most, and their average advantage score is lower than in most other areas.
145
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Babbage Island
3 schools — 434 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Carnarvon | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 321 | 951 |
| Carnarvon Christian School, Carnarvon | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 71 | 967 |
| Carnarvon School Of The Air, Carnarvon | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 42 | 1,047 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Babbage Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50044/babbage-island/topic/education