49.4% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Margate - Woody Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Margate - Woody Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Margate - Woody Point have finished school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While the typical resident is still less likely to have a Year 12 certificate than those in the rest of the state, these numbers have risen steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly half of residents, or 49.4%, have completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is an improvement from 2011, when only 40.1% had finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Margate - Woody Point, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.9% of the area, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.4% of people.
17.9% ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 Margate - Woody Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.7%, followed by society and culture and engineering, which both sit at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are only two schools in the area, both of which are government primary schools. This is much lower than most similar areas, with only 1.16 schools per 1,000 children.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.16
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% 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).
694
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
347
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 69% 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 Margate - Woody Point
11 schools — 5,724 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 4
| Humpybong State School, Margate | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 565 | 974 |
| Woody Point Special School, Woody Point | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 129 | 985 |
| Clontarf Beach State High School, Clontarf | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 877 | 948 |
| Grace Lutheran Primary School, Clontarf | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 479 | 1,090 |
| Edu Space Redcliffe, Redcliffe | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 30 | 883 |
| Clontarf Beach State School, Clontarf | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 425 | 969 |
| Kippa-Ring State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 274 | 899 |
| Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,444 | 1,004 |
| Redcliffe Special School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 89 | 957 |
| Scarborough State School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 776 | 1,015 |
| Hercules Road State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 636 | 951 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Margate - Woody Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051378/margate-woody-point/topic/education