13.6% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karrakatta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Karrakatta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap in formal schooling marks Karrakatta, where only 13.6% of people have completed Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This disparity is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with none holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in most areas, with only 13.6% of residents doing so. This is 45 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karrakatta, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below both the Western Australian and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Karrakatta, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Health at 16%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Despite the low local qualification rates, there are 22 schools within 3 km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 687 students.
22
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).
687
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,162
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Karrakatta
22 schools — 15,107 students, average ICSEA 1,162.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Quintilian School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 0.6 km | 160 | 1,182 |
| Moerlina School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 0.6 km | 50 | 1,143 |
| Hollywood Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 358 | 1,174 |
| Shenton College, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 2,757 | 1,160 |
| Shenton College Deaf Education Centre, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 36 | 988 |
| John XXIII College, Mount Claremont | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,492 | 1,186 |
| Mount Claremont Primary School, Mount Claremont | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 325 | 1,141 |
| St Thomas' Primary School, Claremont | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 176 | 1,169 |
| Rosalie Primary School, Shenton Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 470 | 1,178 |
| Jolimont Primary School, Jolimont | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 421 | 1,164 |
| Nedlands Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 473 | 1,180 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| Freshwater Bay Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 398 | 1,154 |
| Scotch College, Swanbourne | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,552 | 1,129 |
| Swanbourne Primary School, Swanbourne | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 465 | 1,149 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,035 | 1,190 |
| Subiaco Primary School, Subiaco | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 706 | 1,169 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,697 | 1,193 |
| Floreat Park Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 571 | 1,173 |
| Dalkeith Primary School, Dalkeith | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 330 | 1,183 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 756 | 1,166 |
| North Cottesloe Primary School, Cottesloe | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 348 | 1,164 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karrakatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50733/karrakatta/topic/education