63.5% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carramar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carramar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of people in Carramar have finished their secondary schooling, with 63.5% completing Year 12. This is well above the Western Australian and national figures. The area shows a strong trend toward completing school, though university degrees are less common than in the wider state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 63.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carramar, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 18.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 36.7% of people.
18.3% ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 Carramar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.3%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Carramar has 10 schools within 3km, and the average school size is much higher than most areas at 634 students. Government primary schools make up the bulk of the sector, accounting for 80% of schools.
0.65
Lower than 99% 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).
634
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carramar
10 schools — 6,339 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Carramar Primary School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 556 | 1,023 |
| Joseph Banks Secondary College, Banksia Grove | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,411 | 989 |
| Tapping Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 497 | 1,023 |
| St John Paul II Catholic Primary School, Banksia Grove | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 230 | 1,011 |
| Banksia Grove Primary School, Banksia Grove | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 378 | 947 |
| Grandis Primary School, Banksia Grove | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 750 | 993 |
| Spring Hill Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 722 | 1,028 |
| Joondalup Primary School, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 381 | 1,024 |
| Joondalup Education Support Centre, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 132 | 1,032 |
| Lake Joondalup Baptist College, Joondalup | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,282 | 1,102 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carramar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50269/carramar/topic/education