37.1% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carnamah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carnamah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Carnamah have remained quite low, with only 37.1% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the state and national figures, reflecting a community where many people finish their schooling early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58% seen across Western Australia and Australia. About 27.8% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carnamah, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 10.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 31.9%.
10.6% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Carnamah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are Engineering and related fields at 18.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school is much smaller than most areas. There is one government combined school within 3km, which has among the lowest advantage scores at this level.
16.67
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
58
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
892
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carnamah
1 school — 58 students, average ICSEA 892.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Carnamah District High School, Carnamah | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 58 | 892 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carnamah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50266/carnamah/topic/education