21.7% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karloo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Karloo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people hold formal degrees or high school certificates in Karloo than in most similar areas. Only 21.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend carries into higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than in other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Western Australian rate of 58.0%, with only 21.7% of residents finishing school. The most common highest year of schooling reached here is Year 10, at 31.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karloo, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 3.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.1% of people.
3.0% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Karloo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 12%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most frequent fields are management and commerce at 11.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 8.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Karloo has 12 schools within 3km, which is more than 84% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, though they have a much lower average advantage score.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
437
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Karloo
12 schools — 5,243 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Champion Bay Senior High School, Geraldton | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 847 | 914 |
| Mount Tarcoola Primary School, Geraldton | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 390 | 938 |
| Wandina Primary School, Wandina | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 449 | 978 |
| St John's School, Geraldton | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 180 | 921 |
| Rangeway Primary School, Rangeway | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 261 | 712 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Geraldton | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 394 | 1,008 |
| Geraldton Senior High School, Geraldton | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 786 | 883 |
| Beachlands Primary School, Geraldton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 154 | 801 |
| Holland Street School, Geraldton | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 70 | 920 |
| Nagle Catholic College, Geraldton | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,209 | 1,017 |
| Geraldton Primary School, Geraldton | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 397 | 990 |
| Geraldton Flexible School, Geraldton | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 106 | 763 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50730/karloo/topic/education