41.4% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Point Vernon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Point Vernon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Point Vernon have finished higher levels of schooling and university since 2011. While the proportion of residents with a Year 12 certificate rose by 8.4 points to 41.4%, these figures remain far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. About 30% of the community left school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Point Vernon, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14% of the population, a figure well below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.9% of residents.
14.0% ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Point Vernon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.4%, followed by engineering at 12.8% and society and culture at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km of the area, which is among the smallest number of schools for a place of this size.
4
Lower than 92% 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).
Schools serving Point Vernon
4 schools — 3,701 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Pialba State School, Pialba | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 367 | 901 |
| Hervey Bay State High School, Pialba | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,280 | 963 |
| Xavier Catholic College, Hervey Bay | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,322 | 1,021 |
| Yarrilee State School, Urraween | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 732 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Point Vernon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041519/point-vernon/topic/education