67.0% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Currambine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Currambine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study for qualified residents in Currambine. This is a highly educated area where 67% of people finished Year 12, a figure well above the national average. Most adults hold a trade or university qualification, contributing to the area's strong educational standing.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A far higher proportion of people in Currambine finished Year 12 compared to most other areas. At 67%, this is well above the 58.8% national figure and the 58% seen across Western Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Currambine, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.9% of residents.
24.5% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Currambine splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several key fields, with 20.4% in management and commerce and 18.2% in engineering. Other common areas of study include health, society and culture, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Currambine has 17 schools within 3 km, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Local schools are generally much larger than average and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
1.65
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
614
Higher than 86% 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 Currambine
17 schools — 10,445 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Currambine Primary School, Currambine | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 758 | 1,045 |
| Francis Jordan Catholic School, Currambine | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 319 | 1,085 |
| Lake Joondalup Baptist College, Joondalup | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,282 | 1,102 |
| Burns Beach Primary School, Burns Beach | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 425 | 1,074 |
| Joondalup Primary School, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 381 | 1,024 |
| Joondalup Education Support Centre, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 132 | 1,032 |
| Kinross Primary School, Kinross | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 700 | 1,035 |
| Kinross College, Kinross | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,027 | 1,029 |
| Beaumaris Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 516 | 1,070 |
| Connolly Primary School, Connolly | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 384 | 1,062 |
| St Simon Peter Catholic Primary School, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 587 | 1,086 |
| Prendiville Catholic College, Ocean Reef | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,086 | 1,073 |
| Alta-1 College - Joondalup Campus, Joondalup | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 845 | 950 |
| Ocean Reef Senior High School, Ocean Reef | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,353 | 1,055 |
| Poseidon Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 267 | 1,018 |
| Heathridge Primary School, Heathridge | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 191 | 1,011 |
| Ocean Reef Primary School, Ocean Reef | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 192 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Currambine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50367/currambine/topic/education