38.8% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Proserpine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Proserpine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Proserpine have completed high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 38.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While these numbers have risen slightly since 2011, the area still relies more heavily on trade certificates than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national levels, though it rose 6.2 points since 2011 to reach 38.8%. About 30.3% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 11.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Proserpine, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 9.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian average. Trade qualifications are much more common here, with 44.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.3% ▲ +49.3%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Proserpine, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study for those with qualifications, making up 22% of the total. Management and commerce follow at 10.6%, with architecture and building at 8.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Proserpine has three schools with a total of 2,418 enrolments, meaning the average school size is much higher than most areas. Two-thirds of these schools are government-run and one-third are Catholic.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.84
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Lower than 92% 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).
2,418
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
806
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 64% 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 Proserpine
4 schools — 2,839 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Proserpine State High School, Proserpine | Government | Secondary | 7.6 km | 1,116 | 974 |
| Proserpine State School, Proserpine | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 577 | 968 |
| St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays, Proserpine | Catholic | Combined | 8.8 km | 725 | 1,017 |
| Whitsunday Christian College, Cannonvale | Independent | Combined | 21.1 km | 421 | 1,015 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Proserpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312031361/proserpine/topic/education