43.1% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chittering · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Chittering
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 43.1% of residents in Chittering have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is a key feature of the local education profile, though the number of school leavers has risen by 6.4 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While Year 12 completion is far below the state and national averages, 28.5% of people here have Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chittering, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree are far fewer here than in the rest of Australia, at just 10.8%. Instead, trade qualifications are common, with 40.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
10.8% ▲ +47.5%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Chittering, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common, making up 22.4% of degrees, followed by Management and commerce at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Chittering has only two schools, which is a much lower number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. These schools have a higher average advantage score than most, with a split between government and independent providers.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.80
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
543
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
272
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
988
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chittering
2 schools — 543 students, average ICSEA 988.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Immaculate Heart College, Lower Chittering | Independent | Combined | — | 358 | 995 |
| Bindoon Primary School, Bindoon | Government | Primary | — | 185 | 974 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chittering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51680/chittering/topic/education