49.5% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Takalarup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Takalarup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the residents in Takalarup have finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure. Education in the area is primarily focused on practical skills and basic schooling, with a low number of university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.5% of people have completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Western Australian average of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Takalarup, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.8% of residents.
12.7% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Takalarup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering (15.6%), Agriculture and Environment (14.1%), and Society and Culture (14.1%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is among the smallest in its category with an average size of just 12 students.
37.04
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
12
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Takalarup
1 school — 12 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| South Stirling Primary School, Manypeaks | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 12 | 1,001 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Takalarup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51422/takalarup/topic/education