41.9% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Amamoor Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Amamoor Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Amamoor Creek finished high school than the national average, with only 41.9% completing Year 12. This gap is offset by a relatively high number of adults holding higher qualifications compared to similar areas, suggesting a community with a mix of differing educational backgrounds.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. A large portion of the population instead left school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Amamoor Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (42%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 18.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas, this is still well below the national figure. Certificate III and IV are the most common qualifications at 18.2%.
18.6% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 32%, followed by Graduate diploma / certificate (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (26%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across different fields, with health being the most common at 15.2%, followed by agriculture and environment at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government primary schools, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 53 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
53
Lower than 83% 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 Creek
2 schools — 105 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Amamoor State School, Amamoor | Government | Primary | 14.8 km | 55 | 990 |
| Dagun State School, Dagun | Government | Primary | 15.9 km | 50 | 1,005 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Amamoor Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30050/amamoor-creek/topic/education