47.5% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Kennedy · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Port Kennedy
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Port Kennedy have completed high school or university compared to state and national figures. Only 47.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where the area has a much lower proportion of university graduates than most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population finished Year 12, a figure far below both Western Australia and the national average. For many, the highest year of school completed was Year 10, which applies to 26.3% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Kennedy, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, trade and vocational certificates are common, with 43.9% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.9% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Port Kennedy, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 21.4%, followed by management and commerce at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Port Kennedy has 16 schools within 3 km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. The schools here are much larger than typical, with government schools making up 81.3% of the sector.
2.01
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
569
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Port Kennedy
16 schools — 9,096 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Endeavour Primary School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 387 | 957 |
| Endeavour Education Support Centre, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 92 | 895 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Port Kennedy | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 408 | 1,029 |
| Port Kennedy Primary School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 362 | 956 |
| Rockingham Lakes Primary School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 450 | 952 |
| Peel Language Development School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 265 | 935 |
| Warnbro Community High School, Warnbro | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 815 | 933 |
| Warnbro Community High School Education Support Centre, Warnbro | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 94 | 919 |
| Living Waters Lutheran College, Warnbro | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 834 | 1,023 |
| Koorana Primary School, Warnbro | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 377 | 936 |
| Koorana Education Support Centre, Warnbro | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 92 | 979 |
| Secret Harbour Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 644 | 1,017 |
| Warnbro Primary School, Warnbro | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 233 | 948 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic College, Baldivis | Catholic | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,526 | 1,034 |
| Comet Bay Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 638 | 1,005 |
| Comet Bay College, Secret Harbour | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,879 | 1,004 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Kennedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51260/port-kennedy/topic/education