45.1% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caboolture - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Caboolture - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 14 percentage points separates Caboolture - East from the national average in Year 12 completion. This area has much lower levels of formal schooling and university degrees compared to most other parts of Australia. Only 10.2% of adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finish high school than in most other areas. Only 45.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caboolture - East, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher being far below the Australian figure. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which 40.1% of the community have achieved.
10.2% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Caboolture - East, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 16.6%, followed by society and culture at 14.9% and engineering at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Caboolture - East has 7 schools, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 947 students and total enrolments of 6,630.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.85
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 51% 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).
6,630
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
947
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Lower than 60% 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 Caboolture - East
20 schools — 13,260 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 7 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| St Michael's College, Caboolture | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 368 | 1,036 |
| St Columban's College, Caboolture | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,171 | 1,026 |
| Caboolture East State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 539 | 930 |
| Lee Street State Special School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 131 | 941 |
| Caboolture State High School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,373 | 942 |
| Pumicestone State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 938 | 938 |
| Australian Christian College - Moreton, Caboolture | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 2,110 | 1,046 |
| Horizons College of Learning and Enrichment, Caboolture | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 225 | 918 |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Caboolture | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 646 | 1,018 |
| Caboolture State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 254 | 888 |
| Alta-1 College, Caboolture | Independent | Secondary | 5.2 km | 132 | 956 |
| Caboolture Montessori School, Caboolture | Independent | Primary | 5.7 km | 218 | 1,069 |
| Caboolture Special School, Caboolture South | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 197 | 962 |
| Morayfield East State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 982 | 931 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Primary School, Caboolture | Independent | Primary | 6.1 km | 339 | 1,042 |
| Morayfield State High School, Morayfield | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 1,654 | 939 |
| Tullawong State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 474 | 897 |
| Morayfield State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 455 | 895 |
| Tullawong State High School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 897 | 936 |
| Birali Steiner School, Beachmere | Independent | Combined | 6.9 km | 157 | 1,014 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caboolture - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313021572/caboolture-east/topic/education