46.8% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Westcourt - Bungalow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Westcourt - Bungalow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Westcourt - Bungalow compared to the rest of the country. Only 46.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While qualifications have improved since 2011, the area continues to lag well behind state and national benchmarks.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure at 46.8%, though this has risen 6.0 points since 2011. About 19.7% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 11.2% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Westcourt - Bungalow, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.8% of the population, which is far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.3% of residents.
15.8% ▲ +45.0%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Westcourt - Bungalow, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 14%, followed by engineering at 12.8% and society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 21 schools within 3 km of the area, which is a larger number than about 55% of similar areas.
21
Higher than 53% 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).
Schools serving Westcourt - Bungalow
21 schools — 18,900 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| St Joseph's School, Parramatta Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 348 | 1,029 |
| St Augustine's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 777 | 1,060 |
| Parramatta State School, Parramatta Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 482 | 887 |
| Balaclava State School, Mooroobool | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 381 | 797 |
| Trinity Bay State High School, Manunda | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,784 | 908 |
| Cairns School of Distance Education, Manunda | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 3,692 | 1,024 |
| The BUSY School, Cairns | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,780 | 975 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 506 | 1,025 |
| Cairns State High School, Cairns North | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,636 | 1,019 |
| Woree State School, Woree | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 530 | 860 |
| Woree State High School, Woree | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 750 | 854 |
| Cairns West State School, Manunda | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 481 | 784 |
| St Monica's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 697 | 1,058 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Manunda | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 382 | 953 |
| Cairns State Special School, Woree | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 130 | 913 |
| St Gerard Majella Primary School, Woree | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 399 | 1,035 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Woree | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 949 | 1,023 |
| Trinity Anglican School, White Rock | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,204 | 1,103 |
| Edge Hill State School, Edge Hill | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 864 | 1,016 |
| Mother of Good Counsel School, Cairns North | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 354 | 1,091 |
| Whitfield State School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 774 | 974 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Westcourt - Bungalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021154/westcourt-bungalow/topic/education