68.8% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Freshwater - Stratford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Freshwater - Stratford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement define the daily life of Freshwater - Stratford, where a third of adults hold a university degree. This is a highly educated area compared to the rest of the state, with a strong trend toward higher schooling and qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the Queensland figure, with 68.8% of residents finishing their final year. This is a significant increase from 2011, when the rate was 59.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Freshwater - Stratford, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 33.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion has risen by 10 points since 2011.
33.1% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Freshwater - Stratford splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Health (17.4%), Management and Commerce (14.3%), and Society and Culture (13.3%). Engineering and Education also make up a notable share of the local expertise.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one primary government school that is larger than most in similar areas, though it has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most places.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.36
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
594
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
594
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,064
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Freshwater - Stratford
11 schools — 10,450 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Machans Beach State School, Machans Beach | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 135 | 944 |
| Freshwater State School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 594 | 1,064 |
| Mother of Good Counsel School, Cairns North | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 354 | 1,091 |
| Edge Hill State School, Edge Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 864 | 1,016 |
| Freshwater Christian College, Brinsmead | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 562 | 1,041 |
| Whitfield State School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 774 | 974 |
| The BUSY School, Cairns | Independent | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,780 | 975 |
| Cairns State High School, Cairns North | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,636 | 1,019 |
| Peace Lutheran College, Kamerunga | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 544 | 1,054 |
| St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley, Redlynch | Catholic | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,373 | 1,067 |
| Redlynch State College, Redlynch | Government | Combined | 5.9 km | 1,834 | 1,007 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Freshwater - Stratford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011140/freshwater-stratford/topic/education