38.3% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Amiens · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Amiens
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.3% of people in Amiens have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This shortfall in secondary schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the state level.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school compared to most areas, with the typical person reaching Year 12 far less often than in Queensland or the rest of Australia. About 25.2% of residents had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Amiens, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13.7%, which is far below the Australian figure. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.1% of residents.
13.7% ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Amiens, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 16.9%, followed by society and culture at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Amiens has a high number of schools for every 1,000 children, though these are all government primary schools. These schools are among the smallest at this level, with an average size of just 21 students.
16.39
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
21
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
908
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Amiens
2 schools — 41 students, average ICSEA 908.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Amiens State School, Amiens | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 20 | 940 |
| Broadwater State School, Broadwater | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 21 | 878 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Amiens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30056/amiens/topic/education