30.8% ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carpentaria · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Carpentaria
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 30.8% of people in Carpentaria have finished Year 12, making it a place where far fewer adults have completed secondary school compared to the rest of the country. While university degrees are rare, there has been a steady climb in both school completions and higher qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the national figure of 58.8%, though it rose 7.8 percentage points since 2011. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 31.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Carpentaria splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.1% of the population, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Trade certificates are more common, with 38.2% of the highest qualifications being a Certificate III or IV.
8.1% ▲ +69.8%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Carpentaria, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 18%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Carpentaria has three schools with small average sizes of 92 students. While it has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, the average school advantage score is among the lowest.
3
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.76
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
275
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
92
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
714
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carpentaria
3 schools — 275 students, average ICSEA 714.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Normanton State School, Normanton | Government | Combined | — | 149 | 702 |
| Gulf Christian College, Normanton | Independent | Combined | — | 111 | 707 |
| Karumba State School, Karumba | Government | Primary | — | 15 | 885 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carpentaria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32250/carpentaria/topic/education