42.9% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tablelands (East) - Kuranda · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Tablelands (East) - Kuranda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Tablelands (East) - Kuranda have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 42.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While these numbers have improved since 2011, a significant gap remains between this area and the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.9% of people here completed Year 12, a figure that is far below both Queensland and Australia. This is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was 36.4%, but it remains lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tablelands (East) - Kuranda, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.8% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.4% of residents.
13.8% ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 (East) - Kuranda, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 15.6%, followed by management and commerce at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 23 schools with 7,629 enrolments, providing a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Most students attend government schools (69.6%), and the average school size of 332 is lower than in most other regions.
23
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.08
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7,629
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
332
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tablelands (East) - Kuranda
23 schools — 7,629 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 5 · Secondary 5
| Jubilee Christian College, Atherton | Independent | Combined | — | 850 | 1,017 |
| Atherton State High School, Atherton | Government | Secondary | — | 781 | 963 |
| Mareeba State High School, Mareeba | Government | Secondary | — | 721 | 886 |
| Mareeba State School, Mareeba | Government | Primary | — | 695 | 855 |
| St Stephen's Catholic College, Mareeba | Catholic | Secondary | — | 652 | 1,041 |
| Malanda State High School, Malanda | Government | Secondary | — | 538 | 994 |
| St Thomas' School, Mareeba | Catholic | Primary | — | 431 | 1,002 |
| Malanda State School, Malanda | Government | Primary | — | 410 | 1,001 |
| Ravenshoe State School, Ravenshoe | Government | Combined | — | 351 | 848 |
| Atherton State School, Atherton | Government | Primary | — | 331 | 903 |
| St Joseph's School, Atherton | Catholic | Primary | — | 287 | 1,022 |
| Kuranda District State College, Kuranda | Government | Combined | — | 285 | 862 |
| Tolga State School, Tolga | Government | Primary | — | 269 | 981 |
| Yungaburra State School, Yungaburra | Government | Primary | — | 217 | 1,025 |
| Cairns Hinterland Steiner School, Kuranda | Independent | Combined | — | 157 | 1,059 |
| Herberton State School, Moomin | Government | Combined | — | 154 | 930 |
| Mount St Bernard College, Herberton | Catholic | Secondary | — | 145 | 807 |
| Kairi State School, Kairi | Government | Primary | — | 99 | 940 |
| St Teresa's School, Ravenshoe | Catholic | Primary | — | 85 | 939 |
| Mount Garnet State School, Mount Garnet | Government | Primary | — | 61 | 772 |
| Walkamin State School, Walkamin | Government | Primary | — | 45 | 1,000 |
| Millaa Millaa State School, Millaa Millaa | Government | Primary | — | 35 | 871 |
| Butchers Creek State School, Butchers Creek | Government | Primary | — | 30 | 937 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tablelands (East) - Kuranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30605/tablelands-kuranda/topic/education