63.0% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whitfield - Edge Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Whitfield - Edge Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national average for higher learning, Whitfield - Edge Hill is an area where many residents hold university degrees. Roughly 30% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is significantly higher than the typical Queensland figure. This trend toward higher education is reflected in the strong number of people completing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A high number of residents have finished their secondary education, with 63.0% completing Year 12. This is well above both the Queensland and national figures, and the rate has risen by 10 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whitfield - Edge Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 30.4% of adults, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This level of qualification has grown by 8.9 percentage points over the last ten years.
30.4% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Whitfield - Edge Hill splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Health at 17.5% and Management and commerce at 15.7%. Engineering, society and culture, and education are also frequent areas of expertise.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government primary schools, which are much larger than those in most similar areas. There are 1,638 total enrolments, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most other areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.35
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower 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).
1,638
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
819
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Lower than 59% 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 Whitfield - Edge Hill
18 schools — 18,795 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Edge Hill State School, Edge Hill | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 864 | 1,016 |
| Whitfield State School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 774 | 974 |
| Mother of Good Counsel School, Cairns North | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 354 | 1,091 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Manunda | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 382 | 953 |
| Cairns West State School, Manunda | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 481 | 784 |
| Cairns School of Distance Education, Manunda | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 3,692 | 1,024 |
| Trinity Bay State High School, Manunda | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,784 | 908 |
| The BUSY School, Cairns | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,780 | 975 |
| Freshwater Christian College, Brinsmead | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 562 | 1,041 |
| Freshwater State School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 594 | 1,064 |
| Cairns State High School, Cairns North | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,636 | 1,019 |
| Parramatta State School, Parramatta Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 482 | 887 |
| Balaclava State School, Mooroobool | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 381 | 797 |
| St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley, Redlynch | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,373 | 1,067 |
| St Joseph's School, Parramatta Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 348 | 1,029 |
| St Monica's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 697 | 1,058 |
| St Augustine's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 777 | 1,060 |
| Redlynch State College, Redlynch | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,834 | 1,007 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whitfield - Edge Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021156/whitfield-edge-hill/topic/education