29.4% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Camballin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Camballin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 30% of people in Camballin have finished Year 12, reflecting a community with much lower formal schooling levels than the rest of the country. This gap is seen across the board, with very few residents holding university degrees compared to the Western Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures of around 58%. The most common highest school year achieved is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 24.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Camballin, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 4.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average of 26.3%, though 16.4% of people have earned a Certificate III or IV.
4.8% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Camballin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 7.3%, followed by education at 6.2% and health at 5.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per child than most other areas, though the average school size is much lower than typical. The two local schools are split evenly between government and independent providers.
6.67
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
70
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
675
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Camballin
2 schools — 139 students, average ICSEA 675.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2
| Looma Remote Community School, Looma | Government | Combined | 9.8 km | 117 | 662 |
| Nyikina Mangala Community School, Derby | Independent | Combined | 22.3 km | 22 | 742 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Camballin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50238/camballin/topic/education