23.0% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Casuarina · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Casuarina
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A limited number of university degrees shapes daily life in Casuarina, where only 6.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, marking the area as one with significantly fewer high-level academic qualifications than most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 23% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian rate of 58%. The most common highest level of schooling achieved here is Year 10, reached by 57.9% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Casuarina, Year 10 is the majority at 62%; Year 12 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with a bachelor degree rate far below the state average. Instead, nearly half of the community's highest qualifications are Certificate III or IV levels.
6.1% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Casuarina, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 20.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has six schools within 3km, more than 77% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than those in other areas, with a high average advantage score of 1,018.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
659
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Casuarina
6 schools — 3,954 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 1
| Bertram Primary School, Bertram | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 705 | 981 |
| The King's College, Wellard | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 923 | 1,039 |
| North Parmelia Primary School, Parmelia | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 300 | 936 |
| Wellard Primary School, Wellard | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 942 | 1,023 |
| St Vincent's School, Parmelia | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 406 | 1,031 |
| Honeywood Primary School, Wandi | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 678 | 1,047 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Casuarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50274/casuarina/topic/education