36.5% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4887, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4887, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 4887 have finished high school and earned degrees than in 2011, though levels remain low. While Year 12 completion rose to 36.5%, it is still far below the national figure. This trend toward higher achievement is seen in adults with university degrees, which also increased over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below Queensland and Australian levels at 36.5%, though this rose 4.5 points since 2011. Around 29% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4887, QLD, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. Certificate III or IV are the most common qualifications here, held by 34.4% of residents.
10.6% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 4887, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in engineering and related fields at 15.3%, followed by society and culture at 10.3%. Management, commerce and health each make up 9.0% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7.73 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, but school sizes are smaller than usual. The average school advantage score is among the lowest for similar areas.
7.73
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 57% 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).
309
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
103
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
873
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4887, QLD
3 schools — 309 students, average ICSEA 873.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Irvinebank State School, Irvinebank | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 10 | 941 |
| Herberton State School, Moomin | Government | Combined | 19.5 km | 154 | 930 |
| Mount St Bernard College, Herberton | Catholic | Secondary | 19.8 km | 145 | 807 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4887, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4887/4887-qld/topic/education