52.3% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karragullen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Karragullen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Karragullen, where 23.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While university education is common, only about half of the population has finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 52.3% of residents completed Year 12, a figure well below the 58.8% seen across Australia. Many residents left school earlier, with 27.3% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karragullen, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 23.8% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.9% of the population.
23.8% ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 Karragullen, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are heavily weighted toward Engineering and related fields at 25.5%. Health and Management and commerce are the next most common, each at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government combined school, which is much larger than those in most similar areas. This school has an advantage score of 1,022, which is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
640
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Karragullen
1 school — 640 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Roleystone Community College, Roleystone | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 640 | 1,022 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karragullen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50732/karragullen/topic/education