53.7% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alice River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alice River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A wide gap in formal schooling exists in Alice River, where bachelor degree rates are far below the national figure. While more than half of residents finished Year 12, the area trails behind both Queensland and Australia in overall education levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.7% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the Queensland and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alice River, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is most likely to hold a Certificate III or IV, as only 15.8% have a bachelor degree or higher—a figure far below the national average.
15.8% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Alice River, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, the most common fields are engineering at 24.8% and management and commerce at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alice River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30034/alice-river/topic/education