40.5% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Somerset · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Somerset
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Somerset have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 40.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. Despite these gaps, the number of people finishing school has risen by 8.6 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 40.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 29.6% of residents stopped after Year 10, while 13.8% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Somerset, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.4% of residents.
10.4% ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Somerset, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 17.5%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Somerset has 19 schools, all of which are government-run. Most of these are primary schools, which account for 84.2% of the total, with an average size of 179 students per school.
19
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.13
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,403
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
179
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Somerset
19 schools — 3,403 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 19
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 3
| Lowood State High School, Lowood | Government | Secondary | — | 643 | 915 |
| Fernvale State School, Fernvale | Government | Primary | — | 447 | 974 |
| Kilcoy State High School, Kilcoy | Government | Secondary | — | 432 | 969 |
| Toogoolawah State High School, Toogoolawah | Government | Secondary | — | 303 | 948 |
| Kilcoy State School, Kilcoy | Government | Primary | — | 282 | 979 |
| Toogoolawah State School, Toogoolawah | Government | Primary | — | 221 | 965 |
| Lowood State School, Lowood | Government | Primary | — | 197 | 906 |
| Esk State School, Esk | Government | Primary | — | 140 | 970 |
| Minden State School, Minden | Government | Primary | — | 135 | 975 |
| Mount Kilcoy State School, Mount Kilcoy | Government | Primary | — | 128 | 996 |
| Tarampa State School, Tarampa | Government | Primary | — | 93 | 961 |
| Glamorgan Vale State School, Glamorgan Vale | Government | Primary | — | 92 | 1,005 |
| Clarendon State School, Clarendon | Government | Primary | — | 64 | 943 |
| Mount Tarampa State School, Mount Tarampa | Government | Primary | — | 60 | 871 |
| Prenzlau State School, Prenzlau | Government | Primary | — | 60 | 989 |
| Coominya State School, Coominya | Government | Primary | — | 44 | 934 |
| Patrick Estate State School, Patrick Estate | Government | Primary | — | 27 | 857 |
| Harlin State School, Harlin | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 962 |
| Linville State School, Linville | Government | Primary | — | 15 | 928 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36580/somerset/topic/education