43.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Airdmillan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Airdmillan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Airdmillan hold higher degrees compared to most similar areas. Only 8.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This trend is reflected in schooling, where the share of people completing Year 12 is also far below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.2% of residents completed Year 12, a result far below the 58.8% national average. This is lower than the Queensland figure of 57.1% and sits around the middle for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Airdmillan, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (43%) and Year 11 (4%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than most areas. At 8.5%, this is far below the 21.9% seen across Queensland, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 48.1%.
8.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Airdmillan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 71%; Bachelor degree is next at 29%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 30.8%, followed by management and commerce at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Airdmillan has seven schools within 3 km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. Government schools make up 57.1% of the sector, and the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
275
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Airdmillan
7 schools — 1,926 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Kalamia State School, Brandon | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 15 | 883 |
| East Ayr State School, Ayr | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 500 | 952 |
| Burdekin Catholic High School, Ayr | Catholic | Secondary | 8.5 km | 293 | 989 |
| Burdekin Christian College, Ayr | Independent | Combined | 8.7 km | 380 | 949 |
| Ayr State High School, Ayr | Government | Secondary | 9.7 km | 497 | 925 |
| Burdekin School, Ayr | Government | Combined | 9.9 km | 19 | 945 |
| St Francis Catholic School, Ayr | Catholic | Primary | 10.0 km | 222 | 1,007 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Airdmillan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30015/airdmillan/topic/education