41.9% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Summer Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Summer Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults on Summer Island. While nearly 19% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far fewer people have finished Year 12 compared to the national average. This mix of trade certificates and degrees creates a varied educational profile for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. About 32.4% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Summer Island, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.9% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
18.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Summer Island, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (36%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are health and management and commerce, each accounting for 20.8% of degrees and certificates. Architecture and building follow at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three government primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 33 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
33
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
925
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Summer Island
3 schools — 100 students, average ICSEA 925.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Kinchela Public School, Kinchela | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 27 | 951 |
| Smithtown Public School, Smithtown | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 54 | 885 |
| Gladstone Public School, Gladstone | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 19 | 1,004 |
Sources
More for Summer Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Summer Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13704/summer-island/topic/education