56.9% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kanimbla - Mooroobool · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Kanimbla - Mooroobool
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Kanimbla - Mooroobool have finished high school and earned degrees than a decade ago. About 56.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is roughly the same as the Queensland figure. The area is seeing a steady rise in education levels, with the share of people holding bachelor degrees growing by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 56.9%, which is a little below the national figure and has risen 6.8 points since 2011. For those who did not finish Year 12, the next most common highest year reached was Year 10 at 18.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kanimbla - Mooroobool, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 19.6% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the Australian average. Certificates III or IV are the most common qualification here, held by 32.3% of the population.
19.6% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 Kanimbla - Mooroobool, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area most commonly studied management and commerce (17.5%) or engineering and related fields (14.4%). Other frequent fields include society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school serving the area, though the average school advantage score is among the lowest for similar places. While the area has only one school, there are 19 schools within a 3km radius.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.52
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 51% 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).
381
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
381
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
797
Lower than 99% 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 Kanimbla - Mooroobool
19 schools — 17,829 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| St Francis Xavier's School, Manunda | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 382 | 953 |
| Cairns West State School, Manunda | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 481 | 784 |
| Whitfield State School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 774 | 974 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 506 | 1,025 |
| Balaclava State School, Mooroobool | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 381 | 797 |
| Cairns School of Distance Education, Manunda | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 3,692 | 1,024 |
| Trinity Bay State High School, Manunda | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,784 | 908 |
| Edge Hill State School, Edge Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 864 | 1,016 |
| The BUSY School, Cairns | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,780 | 975 |
| Parramatta State School, Parramatta Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 482 | 887 |
| Woree State School, Woree | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 530 | 860 |
| Woree State High School, Woree | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 750 | 854 |
| St Joseph's School, Parramatta Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 348 | 1,029 |
| Cairns State Special School, Woree | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 130 | 913 |
| St Augustine's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 777 | 1,060 |
| Redlynch State College, Redlynch | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,834 | 1,007 |
| St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley, Redlynch | Catholic | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,373 | 1,067 |
| Freshwater Christian College, Brinsmead | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 562 | 1,041 |
| St Gerard Majella Primary School, Woree | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 399 | 1,035 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kanimbla - Mooroobool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021149/kanimbla-mooroobool/topic/education