61.4% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carmel · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carmel
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school completion rate of 61.4% marks Carmel as an area where more residents finish Year 12 than in most similar places. This trend towards higher education is reflected in the local school advantage scores, which are much higher than most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than 61% of people here completed Year 12, which is well above the Western Australia figure of 58%. This is much higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carmel, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than most similar areas, it everso slightly trails the state average and is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
22.7% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Carmel splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (34%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 17.5%, followed by health at 12.9% and management and commerce at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Carmel has a high number of schools, with 10 located within 3km and 7.58 schools per 1,000 children. These schools are larger than those in most similar areas and are split evenly between government and independent sectors.
7.58
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
412
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carmel
10 schools — 4,116 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Independent 5 · Government 5
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Carmel Adventist College, Carmel | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 200 | 1,039 |
| Carmel Adventist College Primary School, Bickley | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 141 | 1,081 |
| Kalamunda Christian School, Walliston | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 150 | 1,080 |
| Walliston Primary School, Walliston | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 344 | 1,041 |
| Lesmurdie Senior High School, Lesmurdie | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 976 | 1,028 |
| Lesmurdie Primary School, Lesmurdie | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 304 | 1,049 |
| St Brigid's College, Lesmurdie | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 812 | 1,060 |
| Mazenod College, Lesmurdie | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 862 | 1,060 |
| Pickering Brook Primary School, Pickering Brook | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 29 | 1,013 |
| Falls Road Primary School, Lesmurdie | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 298 | 1,067 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carmel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50265/carmel/topic/education