45.9% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caboolture · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Caboolture
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Caboolture have finished high school than a decade ago, with Year 12 completion rates rising 9.1 percentage points since 2011. Despite this growth, 45.9% of residents finishing Year 12 is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a broader trend of lower formal qualifications across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the Queensland average, with only 45.9% of people finishing. This is much lower than most similar areas, though 26.4% of residents have Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caboolture, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification, though the rate has risen 3.3 percentage points since 2011. Most residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.2% ▲ +46.8%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Caboolture, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Management and Commerce at 16.9%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 14.5%. Society and Culture qualifications are also common, held by 13.9% of those with a qualification.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Caboolture has 23 schools with a total of 15,327 enrolments, meaning school sizes are much larger than most areas. Most students attend government schools (65.2%), while the area has a much lower number of schools per 1,000 children than other similar places.
23
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.34
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15,327
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
666
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 75% 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 Caboolture
23 schools — 15,327 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| Australian Christian College - Moreton, Caboolture | Independent | Combined | — | 2,110 | 1,046 |
| Morayfield State High School, Morayfield | Government | Secondary | — | 1,654 | 939 |
| Caboolture State High School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | — | 1,373 | 942 |
| St Columban's College, Caboolture | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,171 | 1,026 |
| Morayfield East State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | — | 982 | 931 |
| Pumicestone State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | — | 938 | 938 |
| Tullawong State High School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | — | 897 | 936 |
| Bellmere State School, Bellmere | Government | Primary | — | 695 | 946 |
| Minimbah State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | — | 668 | 949 |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Caboolture | Catholic | Primary | — | 646 | 1,018 |
| Caboolture East State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | — | 539 | 930 |
| Elimbah State School, Elimbah | Government | Primary | — | 538 | 988 |
| Tullawong State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | — | 474 | 897 |
| Morayfield State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | — | 455 | 895 |
| St Michael's College, Caboolture | Independent | Primary | — | 368 | 1,036 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Primary School, Caboolture | Independent | Primary | — | 339 | 1,042 |
| Wamuran State School, Wamuran | Government | Primary | — | 323 | 979 |
| Caboolture State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | — | 254 | 888 |
| Horizons College of Learning and Enrichment, Caboolture | Independent | Secondary | — | 225 | 918 |
| Caboolture Montessori School, Caboolture | Independent | Primary | — | 218 | 1,069 |
| Caboolture Special School, Caboolture South | Government | Primary | — | 197 | 962 |
| Alta-1 College, Caboolture | Independent | Secondary | — | 132 | 956 |
| Lee Street State Special School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | — | 131 | 941 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caboolture [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31302/caboolture/topic/education