39.4% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barragup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barragup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Barragup have finished high school or earned degrees compared to most similar areas. Only 39.4% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower formal schooling is mirrored in the high number of adults without university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the state and national averages, with only 39.4% of residents reaching this milestone. About 32.3% of people stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barragup, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% typical for Australia. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.8% of adults.
9.4% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Barragup, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 21.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Barragup has more schools within 3km than about 85% of similar areas, with 13 available. These schools are much larger than most others in its category, with an average size of 639 students.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
639
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barragup
13 schools — 8,312 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Riverside Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 449 | 933 |
| Riverside Education Support Centre, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 82 | 988 |
| Foundation Christian College, Greenfields | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 714 | 1,037 |
| Greenfields Primary School, Greenfields | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 427 | 928 |
| Coodanup College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 886 | 911 |
| John Tonkin College Education Support Centre, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 32 | 939 |
| John Tonkin College, Mandurah | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 799 | 972 |
| Frederick Irwin Anglican School, Mandurah | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,682 | 1,072 |
| Mandurah Catholic College, Mandurah | Catholic | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,604 | 1,030 |
| Dudley Park Primary School, Mandurah | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 402 | 904 |
| Meadow Springs Primary School, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 420 | 964 |
| Meadow Springs Education Support Centre, Meadow Springs | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 89 | 985 |
| Austin Cove Baptist College - California Crescent Campus, South Yunderup | Independent | Combined | 6.2 km | 726 | 1,003 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barragup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50075/barragup/topic/education