42.3% ▲ +49.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Amamoor · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Amamoor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 42.3% of adults in Amamoor have finished Year 12, meaning school completion is far below the national figure. This trend continues into higher education, where a small minority of residents hold university degrees. The area relies more on trade certificates and shorter courses for its professional skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than the state and national figures, with only 42.3% of people finishing Year 12. About 33.2% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Amamoor, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 9.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, trade certificates are common, with 39.6% of qualified residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.6% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Amamoor, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, led by Engineering at 15.0% and Society and Culture at 11.4%. Health, Education, and Management and Commerce each account for around 10% of degrees held.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Primary schools are the only option here, and while the area has more schools per child than most similar places, they are much smaller than average. All three local primary schools are government-run.
6.99
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
46
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Amamoor
3 schools — 137 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Amamoor State School, Amamoor | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 55 | 990 |
| Dagun State School, Dagun | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 50 | 1,005 |
| Kandanga State School, Kandanga | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 32 | 997 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Amamoor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30049/amamoor/topic/education