53.6% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Earlville - Bayview Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Earlville - Bayview Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Middle-of-the-road results for similar areas define the educational profile of Earlville - Bayview Heights. While the area has seen a steady rise in school completion and university degrees since 2011, it still sits well below state and national figures. Currently, about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose by 9.5 points since 2011 to reach 53.6%. This is well below the national figure of 58.8%, and also lower than the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Earlville - Bayview Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than in the rest of the country, with 18% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34% of residents.
18.0% ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 Earlville - Bayview Heights, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are Engineering and related subjects at 16.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.3% and Society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has just one school, which is a Catholic primary school. While this single school is larger than most in similar areas with 506 enrolments, it means there are very few schools per child compared to other places.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.68
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 55% 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).
506
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
506
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 54% 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 Earlville - Bayview Heights
17 schools — 15,014 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Woree State School, Woree | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 530 | 860 |
| Cairns State Special School, Woree | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 130 | 913 |
| Woree State High School, Woree | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 750 | 854 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 506 | 1,025 |
| St Gerard Majella Primary School, Woree | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 399 | 1,035 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Woree | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 949 | 1,023 |
| Balaclava State School, Mooroobool | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 381 | 797 |
| Trinity Anglican School, White Rock | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,204 | 1,103 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Manunda | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 382 | 953 |
| Cairns West State School, Manunda | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 481 | 784 |
| White Rock State School, White Rock | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 439 | 837 |
| Cairns School of Distance Education, Manunda | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 3,692 | 1,024 |
| Trinity Bay State High School, Manunda | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,784 | 908 |
| The BUSY School, Cairns | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,780 | 975 |
| Parramatta State School, Parramatta Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 482 | 887 |
| St Joseph's School, Parramatta Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 348 | 1,029 |
| St Augustine's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 777 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Earlville - Bayview Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021146/earlville-bayview-heights/topic/education