37.0% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Seaforth - Calen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Seaforth - Calen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37% of residents in Seaforth - Calen have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap is seen across the board, with the area also having among the lowest rates of university degrees in the country. While school completion rates have risen slightly since 2011, educational attainment remains low compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school than in the rest of Queensland, where 57.1% complete Year 12. About 32.2% of residents stopped at Year 10, though the share of those finishing Year 12 rose 5.5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Seaforth - Calen, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 9% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44% of residents.
9.0% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Seaforth - Calen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 26.1%. Other notable areas of study include management and commerce at 10.9% and education at 7.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has six government schools, which is more than about 80% of similar areas, though these schools are among the smallest with an average of 81 students. There are 4.4 schools per 1,000 children, a figure much higher than most other areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.40
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
483
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
81
Lower than 95% 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 Seaforth - Calen
14 schools — 4,153 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Seaforth State School, Seaforth | Government | Primary | 29.1 km | 80 | 951 |
| Bucasia State School, Bucasia | Government | Primary | 29.2 km | 476 | 962 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Mackay | Catholic | Primary | 31.5 km | 439 | 1,018 |
| Eimeo Road State School, Rural View | Government | Primary | 32.3 km | 607 | 938 |
| Mackay Northern Beaches State High School, Rural View | Government | Secondary | 33.2 km | 1,012 | 950 |
| Coningsby State School, Farleigh | Government | Primary | 38.0 km | 71 | 944 |
| Farleigh State School, Farleigh | Government | Primary | 38.5 km | 32 | 935 |
| Hampden State School, Hampden | Government | Primary | 42.1 km | 84 | 963 |
| Walkerston State School, Walkerston | Government | Primary | 45.2 km | 306 | 949 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Walkerston | Catholic | Primary | 45.4 km | 349 | 1,003 |
| Calen District State College, Calen | Government | Combined | 46.1 km | 179 | 926 |
| Marian State School, Marian | Government | Primary | 48.3 km | 449 | 977 |
| Pindi Pindi State School, Pindi Pindi | Government | Primary | 49.1 km | 25 | 958 |
| Bloomsbury State School, Bloomsbury | Government | Primary | 62.5 km | 44 | 942 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Seaforth - Calen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021353/seaforth-calen/topic/education