73.5% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 73.8%
- 2021: 73.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karawara · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Karawara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of residents in Karawara finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the state. This educational gap is clear across the board, with local adults far more likely to hold university degrees than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 73.5%, which is 15 points above the national figure and 16 points above the Western Australia average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karawara, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is strong, with 32.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
32.1% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
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 Karawara, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas, with 25 schools located within 3 km.
25
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).
446
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,091
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Karawara
25 schools — 11,154 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| Como Secondary College, Como | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 838 | 1,056 |
| Penrhos College, Como | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,033 | 1,143 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 135 | 712 |
| Manning Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 436 | 1,105 |
| St Pius X Catholic School, Manning | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 172 | 1,136 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 298 | 1,076 |
| Como Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 460 | 1,140 |
| Aquinas College, Salter Point | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,332 | 1,110 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 208 | 1,115 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 336 | 974 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 94 | 990 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 447 | 1,121 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 13 | 1,080 |
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 650 | 1,127 |
| Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 44 | 1,068 |
| Wesley College, South Perth | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,312 | 1,147 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karawara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50724/karawara/topic/education