45.9% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.8%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Northern Peninsula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Northern Peninsula
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 19 percentage points separates Northern Peninsula from the national figure for adults with a university degree. Only 45.9% of residents have completed Year 12, though this has risen by 4.1 points since 2011. This shows a community where traditional academic qualifications are far less common than in most of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have finished high school here than in most areas, with 45.9% completing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Northern Peninsula, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare, with only 7.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3% and has barely changed since 2011.
7.2% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Northern Peninsula, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 13.6%, followed by society and culture at 10.1% and education at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government school. While this school is larger than most in similar areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most places.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.03
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 98% 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).
563
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
563
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
681
Lower than 99% 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 Northern Peninsula
1 school — 563 students, average ICSEA 681.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Northern Peninsula Area State College, Bamaga | Government | Combined | 9.2 km | 563 | 681 |
Sources
More for Northern Peninsula
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Northern Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011399/northern-peninsula/topic/education