24.0% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cann River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cann River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 24% of residents in Cann River finished Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical experience and trade skills than formal academic schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in Victoria or across Australia, with only 24% of people reaching this level. About 22.8% of residents instead finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Cann River splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (30%) and Year 10 (29%), with Year 11 at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Very few adults hold a university degree, with just 2.3% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 33.7%.
2.3% ▼ -63.1%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Cann River, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 15.2%, followed by society and culture at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by a single government combined school. This school is much smaller than most, with an average size of 34 students and a school advantage score much lower than most areas.
43.48
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
34
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cann River
1 school — 34 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Cann River P-12 College, Cann River | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 34 | 939 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cann River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20464/cann-river/topic/education