33.5% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Augathella · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Augathella
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33.5% of people in Augathella have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a local trend of lower formal schooling and qualification levels compared to most other Australian areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 33.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 25 points lower than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →Augathella splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 7.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia, though 32% of residents have a Certificate III or IV.
7.5% ▲ +43.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Augathella, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Health at 17.0% and Engineering and related fields at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Augathella has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children, although the typical school is very small with only 36 students. All local schools are government-run primary schools.
12.82
Higher than 80% 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).
36
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
912
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Augathella
1 school — 36 students, average ICSEA 912.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Augathella State School, Augathella | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 36 | 912 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Augathella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30102/augathella/topic/education