30.3% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Corindi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Corindi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 30.3% of people in Upper Corindi have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This highlights a community where few residents have a high school qualification or a university degree compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with 30.3% of people finishing school. The most common highest level of schooling is Year 10, reached by 34.8% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Corindi, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.9% of the population, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.1% of people.
11.9% ▲ +98.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Upper Corindi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Health, both at 16.7%, followed by Society and Culture at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area. This school is smaller than most, and its average advantage score is much lower than in most other areas.
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).
183
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Upper Corindi
1 school — 183 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Corindi Public School, Corindi Beach | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 183 | 938 |
Sources
More for Upper Corindi
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Corindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14038/upper-corindi/topic/education