38.3% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Esk · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Esk
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Esk have finished high school or university compared to other regions, but a growing number are gaining qualifications. Only 38.3% of people have completed Year 12, and just 10.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, though it has risen by 7.7 percentage points since 2011. About 31.5% of residents finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Esk, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than in the rest of Queensland, where 21.9% of adults hold one. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 41.8% of residents.
10.8% ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Esk, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 18.5%, followed by management and commerce at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three government schools with 66.7% being primary and 33.3% secondary. While school enrolments are smaller than most areas, there are 4.52 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.52
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Lower than 94% 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).
664
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
221
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 77% 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 Esk
3 schools — 664 students, average ICSEA 958.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Esk State School, Esk | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 140 | 970 |
| Toogoolawah State High School, Toogoolawah | Government | Secondary | 13.2 km | 303 | 948 |
| Toogoolawah State School, Toogoolawah | Government | Primary | 14.7 km | 221 | 965 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Esk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021278/esk/topic/education