52.7% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Arcadia Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Arcadia Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas mark the education profile of Arcadia Valley, though it still lags behind state and national figures. While over half of residents finished Year 12, the area has a very small number of university graduates compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Another 20% of the population finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Arcadia Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Diplomas are more common, held by 28.1% of the population.
8.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Arcadia Valley, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often in agriculture and the environment (26.6%), followed by engineering and related fields at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though these are very small with a typical size of just 9 students. All local schools are government primary schools.
31.25
Higher than 95% 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).
9
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
Schools serving Arcadia Valley
1 school — 9 students.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Arcadia Valley State School, Arcadia Valley | Government | Primary | 27.0 km | 9 | — |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Arcadia Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30079/arcadia-valley/topic/education