24.3% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Canton Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Canton Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A small proportion of residents in Canton Beach hold high-level degrees, with only 5.9% of adults having a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most people here have completed a trade or vocational course rather than university study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 24.3% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification across similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Canton Beach, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification, with 40.4% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the number of people with university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.
5.9% ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Canton Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering, Management, and Commerce, each held by 13.3% of residents, followed by Architecture and Building at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Two primary schools are located within 3 km of the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
2
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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).
520
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Canton Beach
2 schools — 1,039 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Toukley Public School, Toukley | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 494 | 889 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Noraville | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 545 | 1,034 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Canton Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10797/canton-beach/topic/education