43.8% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aloomba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Aloomba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Aloomba hold high-level qualifications compared to most similar areas. Only 9.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This educational profile is reflected in schooling levels, where far fewer people have finished Year 12 than in the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.8% of people here completed Year 12, a figure far below both the Queensland and national rates. About 29.9% of residents listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aloomba, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 35%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.1% of residents. Only 9.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
9.1% ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Aloomba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 24.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Aloomba has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with seven schools within 3 km. These schools are mostly government-run (57.1%) and primarily primary schools.
8.20
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
244
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
876
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Aloomba
7 schools — 1,709 students, average ICSEA 876.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Aloomba State School, Aloomba | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 72 | 972 |
| McDonnell Creek State School, Fishery Falls | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 10 | 1,010 |
| St Michael's School, Gordonvale | Catholic | Primary | 9.6 km | 279 | 993 |
| Gordonvale State School, Gordonvale | Government | Primary | 10.1 km | 403 | 886 |
| Cairns Adventist College, Gordonvale | Independent | Combined | 10.4 km | 63 | 885 |
| Gordonvale State High School, Gordonvale | Government | Secondary | 10.8 km | 623 | 883 |
| Djarragun College, Gordonvale | Independent | Combined | 11.5 km | 259 | 683 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aloomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30044/aloomba/topic/education