44.0% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4882, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4882, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in postcode 4882 have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion rates have risen by 6.5 points since 2011, the area generally has lower levels of formal qualifications than the state and the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44% of residents completed Year 12, a result far below the 58.8% national average. For those who left school earlier, 27.5% finished Year 10 and 10.6% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4882, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are lower than in most of Australia, with only 13.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 38.8%.
13.2% ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 4882, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are Engineering and related subjects at 18.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.5% and Health at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas. All local schools are government-run primary schools, with a typical size of 269 students.
1.76
Lower than 75% 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).
269
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
269
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4882, QLD
1 school — 269 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tolga State School, Tolga | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 269 | 981 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4882, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4882/4882-qld/topic/education