38.8% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Flinders · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Flinders
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Flinders than across Queensland or Australia. Only 38.8% of residents have completed Year 12, though this is 8 percentage points higher than it was in 2011. This pattern of lower schooling levels is mirrored in the local qualifications, where university degrees are much less common than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the national figure, with only 38.8% of people finishing. This is 20 percentage points lower than the Australian average, though the figure has risen since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Flinders, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 9.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common qualification at 32.4%.
9.9% ▲ +49.4%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Flinders, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 15.7%, followed by Education and Management and Commerce, which both sit at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Flinders has 4 schools serving 170 students, which is smaller than about 85% of similar areas. These schools are typically small, with an average size of 43 students and a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
13.99
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
170
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
43
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Flinders
4 schools — 170 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Hughenden State School, Hughenden | Government | Combined | — | 115 | 891 |
| St Francis Catholic School, Hughenden | Catholic | Primary | — | 32 | 993 |
| Prairie State School, Prairie | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 1,017 |
| Cameron Downs State School, Tangorin | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 1,010 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33200/flinders/topic/education