17.4% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Doomadgee · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Doomadgee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A small increase in university degrees has been seen in Doomadgee since 2011, though school completion rates have barely changed. Only 17.4% of people here have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest in the country at 17.4%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Most people's highest year of school is Year 10, at 45.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Doomadgee, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 9 or below (22%) and Year 12 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.1% of the population, which is far below the Queensland figure. This is a small increase from 6.1% in 2011.
7.1% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Doomadgee, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are education at 16.3% and health at 11.3%, followed by architecture and building at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school with 353 enrolments. This school is larger than those in most similar areas, but the school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.30
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
353
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
353
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
666
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Doomadgee
1 school — 353 students, average ICSEA 666.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Doomadgee State School, Doomadgee | Government | Combined | — | 353 | 666 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Doomadgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32770/doomadgee/topic/education