53.6% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Armstrong Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Armstrong Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A school advantage score of 1,043 is much higher than most areas in Armstrong Creek (Qld). While high school completion is lower than the state and national figures, a good number of adults hold trade certificates or diplomas. The area is served by a single primary school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 53.6%, completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Armstrong Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.6% of residents.
19.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 Armstrong Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in Engineering and related fields at 20.3%. Management and commerce follow at 12.8%, with Education at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. The typical school size is 322 students, which is around the middle for its level.
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).
322
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Armstrong Creek
1 school — 322 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dayboro State School, Dayboro | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 322 | 1,043 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Armstrong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30085/armstrong-creek/topic/education