39.1% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan have finished school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While these numbers have risen, the area still has far fewer people with high-level qualifications compared to the rest of Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.1% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas, though the rate rose by 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.9% of the population, far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.1% of residents.
11.9% ▲ +49.3%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 14.4%, followed by society and culture at 13.7% and management and commerce at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three government schools, but the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas. There are 1.33 schools per 1,000 children, which is lower than most similar places.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.33
Lower than 74% 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).
1,165
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
388
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 77% 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 Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan
12 schools — 7,915 students, average ICSEA 988.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Hervey Bay Special School, Kawungan | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 105 | 970 |
| Kawungan State School, Kawungan | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 877 | 976 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic School, Torquay | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 388 | 1,010 |
| Sandy Strait State School, Urangan | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 706 | 965 |
| Torquay State School, Torquay | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 183 | 875 |
| Urangan State High School, Urangan | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,342 | 961 |
| Fraser Coast Anglican College, Wondunna | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,010 | 1,098 |
| Hervey Bay State High School, Pialba | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,280 | 963 |
| Pialba State School, Pialba | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 367 | 901 |
| Urangan Point State School, Urangan | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 272 | 914 |
| Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay, Urraween | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 631 | 1,010 |
| St James Lutheran College, Urraween | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 754 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041520/torquay-scarness-kawungan/topic/education