33.5% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tablelands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Tablelands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Year 12 completion rates rose by 3.7 percentage points since 2011 in Tablelands, though the area still sees much lower schooling levels than most other places. Only 33.5% of residents have finished high school, and just 8.1% hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10 at 37.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Tablelands splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Tablelands, where just 8.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 36.7%.
8.1% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Tablelands, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 16.4%, followed by management and commerce at 9.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tablelands has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, but these 8 schools are small, with an average size of 45 students. Most are government primary schools.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
9.73
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Lower than 69% 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).
362
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
45
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 87% 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 Tablelands
12 schools — 2,034 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Chillagoe State School, Chillagoe | Government | Primary | 73.0 km | 10 | 827 |
| St Anthony's School, Dimbulah | Catholic | Primary | 135.7 km | 50 | 998 |
| Dimbulah State School, Dimbulah | Government | Combined | 135.9 km | 121 | 869 |
| Mutchilba State School, Mutchilba | Government | Primary | 146.4 km | 3 | — |
| Irvinebank State School, Irvinebank | Government | Primary | 149.1 km | 10 | 941 |
| Herberton State School, Moomin | Government | Combined | 166.3 km | 154 | 930 |
| Mount St Bernard College, Herberton | Catholic | Secondary | 166.8 km | 145 | 807 |
| Mount Molloy State School, Mount Molloy | Government | Primary | 167.5 km | 37 | 923 |
| Mareeba State High School, Mareeba | Government | Secondary | 168.8 km | 721 | 886 |
| St Stephen's Catholic College, Mareeba | Catholic | Secondary | 169.0 km | 652 | 1,041 |
| Biboohra State School, Biboohra | Government | Primary | 170.2 km | 72 | 949 |
| Julatten State School, Julatten | Government | Primary | 170.7 km | 59 | 969 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tablelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011400/tablelands/topic/education