61.6% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clarkson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clarkson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Clarkson have finished high school than in most similar areas. About 61.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 58%. This reflects a community where school completion is common, though higher university degrees are less frequent.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A high number of people have finished school, with 61.6% completing Year 12. This is a little above the national figure of 58.8% and well above the state average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clarkson, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and Certificates III and IV are the most common qualifications at 34.6%.
18.5% ▲ +57.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 Clarkson, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5% and society and culture at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 20 schools within 3km, which is more than 89% of similar areas. These schools are larger than usual, with an average size of 581 students, and 65% are government schools.
1.68
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
581
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clarkson
20 schools — 11,620 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Somerly Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 454 | 975 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Clarkson | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 327 | 1,046 |
| Youth Futures Community School, Clarkson | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 367 | 912 |
| Clarkson Community High School, Clarkson | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 325 | 923 |
| Clarkson Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 270 | 924 |
| Mindarie Primary School, Mindarie | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 735 | 1,052 |
| Quinns Baptist College, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,101 | 1,061 |
| Peter Moyes Anglican Community School, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,441 | 1,084 |
| Mindarie Senior College, Mindarie | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 754 | 1,045 |
| Merriwa Primary School, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 362 | 952 |
| Merriwa Education Support Centre, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 106 | 983 |
| Quinns Rocks Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| Alkimos Baptist College, Merriwa | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 368 | 1,038 |
| Kinross College, Kinross | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,027 | 1,029 |
| Kinross Primary School, Kinross | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 700 | 1,035 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Butler | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 411 | 1,030 |
| Irene McCormack Catholic College, Butler | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 665 | 1,013 |
| Butler College, Butler | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,039 | 965 |
| Quinns Beach Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 385 | 970 |
| Burns Beach Primary School, Burns Beach | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 425 | 1,074 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clarkson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50297/clarkson/topic/education