41.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Neerabup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Neerabup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 41.4% of adults in Neerabup have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a broader pattern of lower formal education levels compared to both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 41.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. Many residents stopped after Year 10, which was the case for 26.4% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Neerabup, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 9.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% figure for Australia, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 26.9%.
9.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Neerabup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are spread across various fields, with Engineering at 11.9% and Management and Commerce at 10.4%. Food, hospitality, and personal services also account for 10.4% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Neerabup has 31 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for an area of this type. These schools are generally larger than most others, and about 67.7% are government-run.
31
Higher than 89% 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).
602
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Neerabup
31 schools — 18,651 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 5 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Joseph Banks Secondary College, Banksia Grove | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,411 | 989 |
| Carramar Primary School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 556 | 1,023 |
| St John Paul II Catholic Primary School, Banksia Grove | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 230 | 1,011 |
| Grandis Primary School, Banksia Grove | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 750 | 993 |
| Tapping Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 497 | 1,023 |
| Banksia Grove Primary School, Banksia Grove | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 378 | 947 |
| Joondalup Primary School, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 381 | 1,024 |
| Joondalup Education Support Centre, Joondalup | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 132 | 1,032 |
| Spring Hill Primary School, Tapping | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 722 | 1,028 |
| Somerly Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 454 | 975 |
| Kinross Primary School, Kinross | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 700 | 1,035 |
| Kinross College, Kinross | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,027 | 1,029 |
| Clarkson Community High School, Clarkson | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 325 | 923 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Clarkson | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 327 | 1,046 |
| Lake Joondalup Baptist College, Joondalup | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,282 | 1,102 |
| Youth Futures Community School, Clarkson | Independent | Secondary | 5.3 km | 367 | 912 |
| Currambine Primary School, Currambine | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 758 | 1,045 |
| Francis Jordan Catholic School, Currambine | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 319 | 1,085 |
| Clarkson Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 270 | 924 |
| Burns Beach Primary School, Burns Beach | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 425 | 1,074 |
| Mindarie Primary School, Mindarie | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 735 | 1,052 |
| Merriwa Primary School, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 362 | 952 |
| Merriwa Education Support Centre, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 106 | 983 |
| Quinns Baptist College, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 1,101 | 1,061 |
| Peter Moyes Anglican Community School, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 6.6 km | 1,441 | 1,084 |
| Mindarie Senior College, Mindarie | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 754 | 1,045 |
| Alkimos Baptist College, Merriwa | Independent | Combined | 7.0 km | 368 | 1,038 |
| Quinns Rocks Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Butler | Catholic | Primary | 7.4 km | 411 | 1,030 |
| Irene McCormack Catholic College, Butler | Catholic | Secondary | 7.6 km | 665 | 1,013 |
| Butler College, Butler | Government | Secondary | 7.7 km | 1,039 | 965 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Neerabup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51101/neerabup/topic/education