40.0% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Koongamia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Koongamia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 40% of people in Koongamia finished Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures. This means schooling levels are much lower than most other areas. Fewer adults hold university degrees compared to the wider region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, sitting at 40%. This is lower than most areas, with 26.1% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest school level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Koongamia, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is just 9.2%, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.6% of residents.
9.2% ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Koongamia, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.7%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Koongamia has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with nine schools within 3km. However, the average school advantage score of 949 is much lower than most other areas.
5.62
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
317
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Koongamia
9 schools — 2,852 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Clayton View Primary School, Koongamia | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 124 | 861 |
| St Anthony's School, Greenmount | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 390 | 1,020 |
| Greenmount Primary School, Greenmount | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 380 | 997 |
| Swan View Senior High School, Swan View | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 706 | 919 |
| Helena Valley Primary School, Helena Valley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 334 | 1,022 |
| Swan View Primary School, Swan View | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 289 | 904 |
| Midvale Primary School, Midvale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 355 | 912 |
| Treetops Montessori School, Darlington | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 153 | 1,083 |
| Moorditj Noongar Community College, Midland | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 121 | 678 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Koongamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50782/koongamia/topic/education