48.1% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Quilpie · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Quilpie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Quilpie have finished high school than a decade ago, with Year 12 completion rising by 9.3 percentage points since 2011. While the area is catching up, 48.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of growth is also seen in higher education, where the share of adults with a bachelor degree nearly doubled over the same period.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Roughly 48.1% of residents have completed Year 12, a result that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 29.7% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Quilpie, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13.8%, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are common here, with 38.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
13.8% ▲ +84.3%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Quilpie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Quilpie are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies at 13.4%, followed closely by Agriculture and environment at 13.1% and Health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools with a total of 89 enrolments, and the typical school size is very small at just 30 students. These schools have a much lower average advantage score than most areas.
3
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
20.69
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
89
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
30
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
839
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Quilpie
3 schools — 89 students, average ICSEA 839.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Quilpie State College, Quilpie | Government | Combined | — | 50 | 782 |
| St Finbarr's School, Quilpie | Catholic | Primary | — | 31 | 932 |
| Eromanga State School, Eromanga | Government | Primary | — | 8 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Quilpie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36150/quilpie/topic/education