56.1% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chilcotts Grass · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chilcotts Grass
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A lower rate of high school completion than the state average marks the educational profile of Chilcotts Grass. While a little below the national figure, the area stands out for having a much higher proportion of adults with university degrees than most similar places. Roughly 25% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the New South Wales and national figures. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 28.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chilcotts Grass, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in four adults here has a bachelor degree or higher, a result well below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.1% of people.
24.6% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 Chilcotts Grass, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by society and culture at 16.7% and health at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Chilcotts Grass has five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. These schools have an average size of 284 students and an average advantage score that is lower than most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
284
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chilcotts Grass
5 schools — 1,420 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Blue Hills College, Goonellabah | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 201 | 999 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High Campus, Goonellabah | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 262 | 884 |
| Goonellabah Public School, Goonellabah | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 226 | 847 |
| Tregeagle Public School, Tregeagle | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 103 | 993 |
| Summerland Christian College, Goonellabah | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 628 | 1,042 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chilcotts Grass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10902/chilcotts-grass/topic/education