16.3% ▼ -46.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gap Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gap Ridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Gap Ridge have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 16.3% completing Year 12. This represents a huge gap of 43 percentage points below the national figure. Higher education is also uncommon here, and the typical resident holds a trade qualification rather than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 16.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas. This is far below the 58% recorded for both Western Australia and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gap Ridge, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 11 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 3.5% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common, held by 21.1% of residents.
3.5% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Gap Ridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 84%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 18.4%. Management and commerce follow at 4.6%, while food and hospitality services account for 3.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than average, and 75% are government primary schools.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
563
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gap Ridge
8 schools — 4,502 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2
| Tambrey Primary School, Karratha | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 683 | 930 |
| Baynton West Primary School, Baynton | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 830 | 992 |
| Millars Well Primary School, Karratha | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 301 | 925 |
| St Luke's College, Karratha | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 594 | 1,010 |
| Karratha Senior High School, Karratha | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,253 | 918 |
| Pegs Creek Primary School, Karratha | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 234 | 899 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Karratha | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 339 | 1,019 |
| Karratha Primary School, Karratha | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 268 | 912 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gap Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50528/gap-ridge/topic/education