17.7% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kowanyama · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Kowanyama
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Among the lowest rates for this level are found in Kowanyama, where only 17.7% of residents have completed Year 12. Education levels in the area are far below the national figure, and the proportion of people finishing high school has fallen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far below the Queensland figure, with only 17.7% of people reaching this milestone. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10 at 33.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kowanyama, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (22%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 3.8% of adults, which is far below the national figure and has fallen since 2011. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 23.4%.
3.8% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Kowanyama, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Certificate I / II is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Education at 9.0% and Society and Culture at 7.9%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 6.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
A single government school serves the area, which is smaller than about 85% of similar areas. This school has an average size of 163 students and an advantage score among the lowest at this level.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.57
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
163
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
163
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
687
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kowanyama
1 school — 163 students, average ICSEA 687.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Kowanyama State School, Kowanyama | Government | Combined | — | 163 | 687 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kowanyama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34420/kowanyama/topic/education