50.8% —
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warnbro (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Warnbro (South Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates have risen slowly in Warnbro, with 50.8% of people now finishing Year 12. While figures are improving, this is well below the national average, and a small proportion of adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 58%. This rate rose 2.3 points since 2016, though 25.1% of people still list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warnbro (South Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than in most areas, with only 12.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Trade qualifications are much more typical, as 43.4% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
12.4% —
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 Warnbro (South Metropolitan), Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 21.3%, followed by management and commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 17 schools within 3km, most of which are government primary schools. Enrolments total 8,710 students, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most similar areas.
1.49
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 61% 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).
8,710
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
512
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Warnbro (South Metropolitan)
17 schools — 8,710 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Secret Harbour Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 644 | 1,017 |
| Comet Bay Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 638 | 1,005 |
| Comet Bay College, Secret Harbour | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,879 | 1,004 |
| Endeavour Primary School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 387 | 957 |
| Endeavour Education Support Centre, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 92 | 895 |
| Rockingham Lakes Primary School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 450 | 952 |
| Peel Language Development School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 265 | 935 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Port Kennedy | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 408 | 1,029 |
| Golden Bay Primary School, Golden Bay | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 511 | 961 |
| Port Kennedy Primary School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 362 | 956 |
| Warnbro Community High School, Warnbro | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 815 | 933 |
| Warnbro Community High School Education Support Centre, Warnbro | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 94 | 919 |
| Koorana Primary School, Warnbro | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 377 | 936 |
| Koorana Education Support Centre, Warnbro | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 92 | 979 |
| Living Waters Lutheran College, Warnbro | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 834 | 1,023 |
| Singleton Primary School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 629 | 994 |
| Warnbro Primary School, Warnbro | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 233 | 948 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warnbro (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55605/warnbro/topic/education