27.6% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carpentaria · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Carpentaria
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Carpentaria than in the rest of the country, with only 27.6% completing Year 12. This gap is a defining feature of the area's education profile, as both school completion and university degrees sit far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 27.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. While this is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas, the rate has risen 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carpentaria, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.2% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 34.3%.
7.2% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 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 Carpentaria, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 14.1%, followed by education at 10.5% and management and commerce at 9.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6 schools in the area, which is more than about 80% of similar regions, though they are much smaller than usual with an average size of 140 students. Most of these are government-run combined schools.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.06
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 88% 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).
838
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
140
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
683
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 Carpentaria
6 schools — 838 students, average ICSEA 683.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 2
| Karumba State School, Karumba | Government | Primary | 39.9 km | 15 | 885 |
| Normanton State School, Normanton | Government | Combined | 71.1 km | 149 | 702 |
| Gulf Christian College, Normanton | Independent | Combined | 71.2 km | 111 | 707 |
| Burketown State School, Burketown | Government | Primary | 106.1 km | 29 | 729 |
| Mornington Island State School, Wellesley Islands | Government | Combined | 159.3 km | 181 | 660 |
| Doomadgee State School, Doomadgee | Government | Combined | 185.4 km | 353 | 666 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carpentaria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315021404/carpentaria/topic/education