46.2% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Waikiki · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Waikiki
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Waikiki sits around the middle of similar areas for school advantage, though it has a lower share of university degrees than most places. Only 11.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with 46.2% completing Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Waikiki, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are common, with 41.7% of qualified adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the 11.3% with university degrees is far below the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
11.3% ▲ +57.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Waikiki, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are Engineering and related subjects at 22.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.6% and Society and culture at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 25 schools within 3km, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. The schools here are much larger than typical, with an average size of 540 students.
1.19
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
540
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
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 Waikiki
25 schools — 13,504 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Waikiki Primary School, Waikiki | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 291 | 958 |
| South Coast Baptist College, Waikiki | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,355 | 1,047 |
| East Waikiki Primary School, Cooloongup | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 385 | 919 |
| Charthouse Primary School, Waikiki | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 451 | 965 |
| Cooloongup Primary School, Cooloongup | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 312 | 913 |
| Warnbro Primary School, Warnbro | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 233 | 948 |
| Malibu School, Safety Bay | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 114 | 967 |
| Safety Bay Senior High School, Safety Bay | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,148 | 966 |
| Koorana Primary School, Warnbro | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 377 | 936 |
| Koorana Education Support Centre, Warnbro | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 92 | 979 |
| Rockingham John Calvin School, Baldivis | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 137 | 1,026 |
| Living Waters Lutheran College, Warnbro | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 834 | 1,023 |
| Warnbro Community High School, Warnbro | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 815 | 933 |
| Warnbro Community High School Education Support Centre, Warnbro | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 94 | 919 |
| Hillman Primary School, Hillman | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 256 | 925 |
| Bungaree Primary School, Rockingham | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 233 | 927 |
| Kolbe Catholic College, Rockingham | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,270 | 1,046 |
| Tranby College, Baldivis | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 865 | 1,060 |
| Rockingham Senior High School, Rockingham | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,035 | 954 |
| Rockingham Senior High School Education Support Centre, Rockingham | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 76 | 984 |
| Baldivis Gardens Primary School, Baldivis | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 628 | 976 |
| Settlers Primary School, Baldivis | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 661 | 997 |
| Star of the Sea Primary School, Rockingham | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 638 | 1,041 |
| Baldivis Primary School, Baldivis | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 612 | 982 |
| Safety Bay Primary School, Safety Bay | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 592 | 1,000 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waikiki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51502/waikiki/topic/education