60.9% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Trinity Beach - Smithfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Trinity Beach - Smithfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates make Trinity Beach - Smithfield a well-educated pocket of the region. More than 60% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the Queensland average. This trend has strengthened over the last decade, as the proportion of people finishing high school rose by 8.1 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.9% of people here finished Year 12, a figure slightly higher than the national average. This is the most common highest level of schooling, followed by 18.3% who finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Trinity Beach - Smithfield, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than across Australia, with 22.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. However, this has risen by 5.9 percentage points since 2011, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 31.5%.
22.3% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 Trinity Beach - Smithfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.4% and health at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools with a total of 3,231 enrolments, though it has much lower school access per child than most similar areas. The schools are evenly split between government and Catholic sectors, and between primary and secondary levels.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.20
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 88% 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).
3,231
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
808
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Lower than 52% 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 Trinity Beach - Smithfield
6 schools — 4,092 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High School, Smithfield | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 1,135 | 983 |
| Holy Cross School, Trinity Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 572 | 1,058 |
| Newman Catholic College, Smithfield | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 625 | 1,046 |
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State School, Trinity Beach | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 899 | 996 |
| Yorkeys Knob State School, Yorkeys Knob | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 321 | 998 |
| Caravonica State School, Caravonica | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 540 | 1,020 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Trinity Beach - Smithfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011142/trinity-beach-smithfield/topic/education