63.4% —
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Burns Beach (North Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national average for school completions, Burns Beach is a place where 63.4% of adults finished Year 12. While high school completion is strong, the area has a much lower rate of university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A high 63.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burns Beach (North Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The rate of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 20.3%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.2% of people.
20.3% —
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
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 Burns Beach (North Metropolitan), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.3%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 17.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has an average school size of 609, which is higher than most similar areas. Most students attend government schools (68.8%), and primary schools make up the majority of the 16 schools within 3km.
1.78
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 64% of state electorate 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).
9,746
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
609
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burns Beach (North Metropolitan)
16 schools — 9,746 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Somerly Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 454 | 975 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Clarkson | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 327 | 1,046 |
| Youth Futures Community School, Clarkson | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 367 | 912 |
| Clarkson Community High School, Clarkson | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 325 | 923 |
| Clarkson Primary School, Clarkson | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 270 | 924 |
| Mindarie Primary School, Mindarie | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 735 | 1,052 |
| Kinross College, Kinross | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,027 | 1,029 |
| Kinross Primary School, Kinross | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 700 | 1,035 |
| Quinns Baptist College, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,101 | 1,061 |
| Peter Moyes Anglican Community School, Mindarie | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,441 | 1,084 |
| Mindarie Senior College, Mindarie | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 754 | 1,045 |
| Burns Beach Primary School, Burns Beach | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 425 | 1,074 |
| Quinns Rocks Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| Francis Jordan Catholic School, Currambine | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 319 | 1,085 |
| Currambine Primary School, Currambine | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 758 | 1,045 |
| Quinns Beach Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 385 | 970 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51004/burns-beach/topic/education