43.4% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woree · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Woree
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Woree have finished high school or earned degrees than in most similar areas. Only 43.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While these numbers are low, the proportion of people finishing school has risen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much less common here than in other areas, with 43.4% of residents reaching that milestone. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woree, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 33.5% of the population.
10.5% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Woree, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 14.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woree has five schools, with 2,758 enrolments. While the number of schools per 1,000 children is much higher than most areas, the average school advantage score is much lower.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.31
Higher than 87% 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).
2,758
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
552
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
942
Lower than 84% 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 Woree
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 High School, Woree | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 750 | 854 |
| Woree State School, Woree | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 530 | 860 |
| Cairns State Special School, Woree | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 130 | 913 |
| St Gerard Majella Primary School, Woree | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 399 | 1,035 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Woree | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 949 | 1,023 |
| Trinity Anglican School, White Rock | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,204 | 1,103 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 506 | 1,025 |
| Balaclava State School, Mooroobool | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 381 | 797 |
| White Rock State School, White Rock | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 439 | 837 |
| Cairns West State School, Manunda | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 481 | 784 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Manunda | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 382 | 953 |
| Cairns School of Distance Education, Manunda | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 3,692 | 1,024 |
| Trinity Bay State High School, Manunda | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,784 | 908 |
| Parramatta State School, Parramatta Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 482 | 887 |
| St Joseph's School, Parramatta Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 348 | 1,029 |
| St Augustine's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 777 | 1,060 |
| The BUSY School, Cairns | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,780 | 975 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021157/woree/topic/education