55.6% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nowergup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nowergup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas define Nowergup, where 55.6% of residents finished Year 12. Despite this, the area has far fewer people with university degrees than the state or national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little more than half of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this 55.6% figure is well below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nowergup, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 23.8% seen across Western Australia, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are much more typical at 31.5%.
10.8% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Nowergup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 15.7%, followed by Health, Management and commerce, and Society and culture, which each account for 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nowergup has 25 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level. These schools are typically much larger than in most similar areas, with an average size of 604 students.
25
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).
604
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nowergup
25 schools — 15,109 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| East Butler Primary School, Butler | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 244 | 972 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Butler | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 411 | 1,030 |
| Butler College, Butler | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,039 | 965 |
| Irene McCormack Catholic College, Butler | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 665 | 1,013 |
| Alkimos Baptist College, Merriwa | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 368 | 1,038 |
| Alkimos Primary School, Alkimos | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 682 | 988 |
| Butler Primary School, Butler | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 530 | 984 |
| Clarkson Community High School, Clarkson | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 325 | 923 |
| Merriwa Primary School, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 362 | 952 |
| Merriwa Education Support Centre, Merriwa | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 106 | 983 |
| Alkimos Beach Primary School, Alkimos | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 600 | 1,030 |
| John Butler Primary College, Butler | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 453 | 986 |
| Alkimos College, Alkimos | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 1,219 | 1,006 |
| Clarkson Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 270 | 924 |
| Somerly Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 454 | 975 |
| Quinns Beach Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 385 | 970 |
| Quinns Baptist College, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 6.3 km | 1,101 | 1,061 |
| Peter Moyes Anglican Community School, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 1,441 | 1,084 |
| Quinns Rocks Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| Mindarie Senior College, Mindarie | Government | Secondary | 6.6 km | 754 | 1,045 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Clarkson | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 327 | 1,046 |
| St James' Anglican School, Alkimos | Independent | Combined | 6.8 km | 1,137 | 1,053 |
| Northshore Christian Grammar School, Alkimos | Independent | Combined | 6.9 km | 776 | 1,046 |
| Youth Futures Community School, Clarkson | Independent | Secondary | 7.1 km | 367 | 912 |
| Mindarie Primary School, Mindarie | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 735 | 1,052 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nowergup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51162/nowergup/topic/education