33.8% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Carnarvon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Carnarvon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in East Carnarvon have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 33.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the state and national averages, with only 33.8% of people finishing. About 30.3% of residents peaked at Year 10, and 11.3% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →East Carnarvon splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 11 at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%, while the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV held by 39.9% of people.
9.0% ▲ +52.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 East Carnarvon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 22.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally smaller than most areas and have some of the lowest advantage scores. There are four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas, split evenly between government, Catholic, and independent sectors.
5.43
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
220
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
865
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Carnarvon
4 schools — 881 students, average ICSEA 865.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2
| Carnarvon Community College, East Carnarvon | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 447 | 769 |
| Carnarvon Christian School, Carnarvon | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 71 | 967 |
| Carnarvon School Of The Air, Carnarvon | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 42 | 1,047 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Carnarvon | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 321 | 951 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50454/east-carnarvon/topic/education