51.0% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Meerschaum Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Meerschaum Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Meerschaum Vale have finished high school or university compared to state and national figures. While 20.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher—which is more than most similar areas—this remains well below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51% of people here completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Meerschaum Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 40.3%, while 19.9% hold a bachelor degree.
20.2% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 Meerschaum Vale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 16.8%, followed by management and commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, though it is small with an average size of 21 and has one of the lowest advantage scores for its level.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
21
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
694
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Meerschaum Vale
1 school — 21 students, average ICSEA 694.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cabbage Tree Island Public School, Cabbage Tree Island | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 21 | 694 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Meerschaum Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12566/meerschaum-vale/topic/education