43.6% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whitsunday · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Whitsunday
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Whitsunday sits around the middle of similar areas for education, though it trails the state and national figures. While 43.6% of residents have finished Year 12, this is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. The region is seeing a steady climb in qualifications, with more people finishing school and earning degrees than ten years ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. However, this result has risen 7.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whitsunday, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.8% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.2% of residents.
11.8% ▲ +52.4%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Whitsunday, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the region are most common in Engineering and related fields at 18.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Whitsunday has 17 schools with 5,647 enrolments, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (76.5%), and primary schools are the most common type.
17
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.66
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5,647
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
332
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Whitsunday
17 schools — 5,647 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Proserpine State High School, Proserpine | Government | Secondary | — | 1,116 | 974 |
| Cannonvale State School, Cannonvale | Government | Primary | — | 758 | 987 |
| St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays, Proserpine | Catholic | Combined | — | 725 | 1,017 |
| Bowen State High School, Bowen | Government | Secondary | — | 679 | 919 |
| Proserpine State School, Proserpine | Government | Primary | — | 577 | 968 |
| Bowen State School, Bowen | Government | Primary | — | 508 | 927 |
| Whitsunday Christian College, Cannonvale | Independent | Combined | — | 421 | 1,015 |
| Queens Beach State School, Bowen | Government | Primary | — | 302 | 928 |
| St Mary's Catholic School, Bowen | Catholic | Primary | — | 146 | 967 |
| Collinsville State High School, Collinsville | Government | Secondary | — | 145 | 915 |
| Collinsville State School, Collinsville | Government | Primary | — | 84 | 868 |
| St John Bosco Catholic School, Collinsville | Catholic | Primary | — | 72 | 896 |
| Scottville State School, Scottville | Government | Primary | — | 47 | 876 |
| Merinda State School, Bowen | Government | Primary | — | 41 | 881 |
| Hamilton Island State School, Whitsundays | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 1,081 |
| Gumlu State School, Gumlu | Government | Primary | — | 4 | — |
| Hayman Island State School, Hayman Island | Government | Primary | — | 3 | — |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whitsunday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37340/whitsunday/topic/education