37.2% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Inglewood - Waggamba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Inglewood - Waggamba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 22 percentage points separates Inglewood - Waggamba from the national figure for Year 12 completion, highlighting a significant shortfall in formal schooling. Only 37.2% of residents here finished high school, which is far below the typical Australian experience. While these figures have risen since 2011, the area continues to lag behind both state and national trends in education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, though it rose 5.1 points since 2011 to reach 37.2%. About 30.2% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 15.8% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Inglewood - Waggamba, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.4% of the population.
9.5% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Inglewood - Waggamba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 12.5%. Engineering and related fields follow closely at 12.2%, while agriculture and environment account for 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 7 schools, which is more than about 87% of similar areas, though the typical school size of 52 students is among the lowest. Most of these are government primary schools, with a total of 366 enrolments.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.72
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 75% 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).
366
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
52
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
890
Lower than 92% 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 Inglewood - Waggamba
10 schools — 494 students, average ICSEA 833.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 3
| Boggabilla Central School, Boggabilla | Government | Combined | 8.9 km | 79 | 670 |
| Toomelah Public School, Boggabilla | Government | Primary | 21.1 km | 41 | 625 |
| Yelarbon State School, Yelarbon | Government | Primary | 43.0 km | 19 | 861 |
| Kioma State School, Kioma | Government | Primary | 62.9 km | 16 | 887 |
| Kindon State School, Kindon | Government | Primary | 66.6 km | 6 | — |
| Inglewood State School, Inglewood | Government | Combined | 75.9 km | 128 | 906 |
| St Maria Goretti School, Inglewood | Catholic | Primary | 76.3 km | 37 | 913 |
| Talwood State School, North Talwood | Government | Primary | 82.8 km | 19 | 880 |
| Texas P-10 State School, Texas | Government | Combined | 90.3 km | 141 | 874 |
| Bonshaw Public School, Bonshaw | Government | Primary | 109.0 km | 8 | 951 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Inglewood - Waggamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011174/inglewood-waggamba/topic/education