36.5% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aratula · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Aratula
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.5% of people in Aratula have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where many residents leave school early or hold trade qualifications instead of university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland and national figures, with 36.5% of residents finishing school. The next most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 28.2% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aratula, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as the 7.4% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than most areas. Instead, many residents hold trade certificates, with 41.9% having a Certificate III or IV.
7.4% ▲ +157.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Aratula, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have studied a variety of fields, led by Engineering and related subjects at 15.8% and Society and Culture at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km of the area. This school is much smaller than those in most other areas, with an average size of just 51 students.
8.47
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
51
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Aratula
1 school — 51 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Aratula State School, Aratula | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 51 | 969 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aratula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30076/aratula/topic/education