45.3% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pegs Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pegs Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than half of the adults in Pegs Creek have finished Year 12, which is a much lower rate than the national figure. The area has a modest mix of qualifications, with many people holding trade certificates. This creates a practical skill set across the local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian rate of 58%. This is also far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pegs Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.9% of the population, which is well below the state average. Trade qualifications are more common here, with 34.5% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
15.9% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Pegs Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related subjects are the most common fields of study at 19.9%, followed by management and commerce at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, though the average school advantage score is lower than in most areas.
2.42
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
563
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
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 Pegs Creek
8 schools — 4,502 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2
| Pegs Creek Primary School, Karratha | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 234 | 899 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Karratha | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 339 | 1,019 |
| Karratha Senior High School, Karratha | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,253 | 918 |
| Millars Well Primary School, Karratha | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 301 | 925 |
| Karratha Primary School, Karratha | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 268 | 912 |
| St Luke's College, Karratha | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 594 | 1,010 |
| Tambrey Primary School, Karratha | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 683 | 930 |
| Baynton West Primary School, Baynton | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 830 | 992 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pegs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51222/pegs-creek/topic/education