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Cassowary Coast · Council (LGA)

Education & Qualifications in Cassowary Coast

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

More people in Cassowary Coast have finished high school than a decade ago, with Year 12 completion rates rising by 5.8 percentage points since 2011. Despite this climb, the area still has a much lower proportion of residents with university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Cassowary Coast, Council (LGA)

Where Cassowary Coast sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.1% ▲ +33.5%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Cassowary Coast — lower than 75% of areas.

Cassowary Coast10.1%
Rest of Qld 17.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 39.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Year 10 is the highest grade reached for 27% of the population.

Completed Year 12

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39.9% ▲ +17.0%

Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Cassowary Coast, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 39.9% Year 10 27.0% Year 9 or below 13.2% Year 11 7.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.1% of the population, a figure far below the Queensland average of 21.9%. This rate has risen slightly since 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 37.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.1% ▲ +33.5%

Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 17.7%, followed by management and commerce at 11.6%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has 26 schools and 4,653 enrolments, with 5.11 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. Most students attend government schools (73.1%) and primary schools (84.6%).

Average school ICSEA

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919

Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Cassowary Coast

26 schools — 4,653 students, average ICSEA 919.

By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2

By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
Innisfail State College, Innisfail Estate Government Secondary — 951 889
Tully State High School, Tully Government Secondary — 721 925
Good Counsel College, Innisfail Catholic Secondary — 414 982
Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail Catholic Primary — 340 1,001
Goondi State School, Goondi Bend Government Primary — 330 919
Mission Beach State School, Wongaling Beach Government Primary — 296 991
Tully State School, Tully Government Primary — 268 885
St Clare's School, Tully Catholic Primary — 170 1,008
Mourilyan State School, Mourilyan Government Primary — 165 943
Innisfail East State School, East Innisfail Government Primary — 148 814
Radiant Life College, East Innisfail Independent Combined — 137 749
Innisfail State School, Innisfail Government Primary — 117 771
St Rita's School, South Johnstone Catholic Primary — 107 970
Cardwell State School, Cardwell Government Primary — 76 932
Feluga State School, Feluga Government Primary — 60 910
Silkwood State School, Silkwood Government Primary — 53 889
St John's School, Silkwood Catholic Primary — 48 962
Flying Fish Point State School, Flying Fish Point Government Primary — 45 803
El Arish State School, El Arish Government Primary — 32 918
Lower Tully State School, Lower Tully Government Primary — 32 923
Mundoo State School, Wangan Government Primary — 30 901
Murray River Upper State School, Murray Upper Government Primary — 30 799
Kennedy State School, Kennedy Government Primary — 24 786
South Johnstone State School, South Johnstone Government Primary — 20 864
The Rainforest School, Maria Creeks Independent Primary — 20 964
Mena Creek State School, Mena Creek Government Primary — 19 907

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cassowary Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32260/cassowary-coast/topic/education