57.1% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cambooya - Wyreema · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Cambooya - Wyreema
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of residents in Cambooya - Wyreema have finished high school, though degrees are less common here than in other parts of the country. While 57.1% of people completed Year 12, the share of adults with a university degree is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion has climbed 12 points since 2011, with 57.1% of people now finishing Year 12. This is about the same as the Queensland average and just a little below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cambooya - Wyreema, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are trade-based, with 39.8% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 17.6% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the 26.3% national average.
17.6% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 Cambooya - Wyreema, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with degrees in the area have studied a variety of fields, with management and commerce (16.8%) and engineering (16.6%) being the most common, followed by health and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is limited to three small government primary schools. With only 395 enrolments and an average school size of 132, these schools are much smaller than those in most other similar areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.59
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 79% 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).
395
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
132
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 75% 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 Cambooya - Wyreema
9 schools — 2,636 students, average ICSEA 1,006.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 2
| Cambooya State School, Cambooya | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 159 | 958 |
| Vale View State School, Vale View | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 74 | 994 |
| Wyreema State School, Wyreema | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 162 | 953 |
| Ramsay State School, Ramsay | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 45 | 1,035 |
| Ming-De International School Toowoomba, Westbrook | Independent | Combined | 10.5 km | 19 | 1,075 |
| Drayton State School, Drayton | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 165 | 929 |
| Darling Heights State School, Darling Heights | Government | Primary | 12.5 km | 607 | 944 |
| Highlands Christian College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 13.1 km | 670 | 1,060 |
| Middle Ridge State School, Middle Ridge | Government | Primary | 13.3 km | 735 | 1,044 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cambooya - Wyreema [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011445/cambooya-wyreema/topic/education