33.1% ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hope Vale · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Hope Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Hope Vale finished high school in 2021 than in 2011, with the rate rising by 7.3 percentage points to reach 33.1%. While this is a positive trend, schooling and degree levels remain far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most adults hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a focus on vocational training.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 23.6% of people stopped after Year 10, while 19.2% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hope Vale, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 5.1% of the population, a figure far below the Queensland average of 21.9%. This rate has risen slightly since 2011, and most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
5.1% ▲ +59.1%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Hope Vale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 12.6%, followed by education at 11.8% and architecture and building at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hope Vale has one small government primary school with 146 enrolments. This school is among the lowest for advantage scores compared to similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.44
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
146
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
146
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
707
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 Hope Vale
1 school — 146 students, average ICSEA 707.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy, Hope Vale | Government | Primary | — | 146 | 707 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hope Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33830/hope-vale/topic/education