31.2% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4373, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4373, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of adults in postcode 4373 hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in an area where formal schooling levels are generally low. Only 31.2% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While these numbers are lower than most areas, the proportion of people finishing high school has risen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, completed by 34.9% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →4373, QLD splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 7.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national average, though the figure rose slightly by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
7.0% ▲ +17.0%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 4373, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 13.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.4% and society and culture at 10.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, but they are smaller than most other areas with an average size of 131 students. All schools in the area are government-run combined schools.
7.94
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
131
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
131
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4373, QLD
1 school — 131 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Killarney P-10 State School, Killarney | Government | Combined | 7.4 km | 131 | 946 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4373, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4373/4373-qld/topic/education