50.8% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karranadgin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Karranadgin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Karranadgin have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, though this still sits well below the state and national figures. Only 12.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents finished Year 12, a result that is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karranadgin, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents. Overall, the 12.5% of adults with a degree is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
12.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Karranadgin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with the most common being society and culture at 21.2%, followed by education and management and commerce at 15.2% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, though they are much smaller than those in most other areas. These schools are split equally between the government and Catholic sectors.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
45
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
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 Karranadgin
2 schools — 89 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| Sacred Heart Catholic School, Goomalling | Catholic | Primary | 13.2 km | 42 | 1,002 |
| Goomalling Primary School, Goomalling | Government | Primary | 13.7 km | 47 | 911 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karranadgin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50736/karranadgin/topic/education