62.6% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cabarlah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cabarlah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High school completion rates shape daily life in Cabarlah, where 62.6% of residents finished Year 12. This is well above both the Queensland and national figures, marking the area as a place where more people finish their secondary schooling than in most similar regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people here finished Year 12 than in most areas, with 62.6% completing their final year. This is well above the state figure of 57.1% and the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cabarlah, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the Queensland average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.3% of residents.
22.9% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 Cabarlah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Cabarlah are spread across several fields, with the largest groups holding degrees in Engineering and related fields (19.0%) and Management and commerce (14.9%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by four schools within 3 km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have a higher average advantage score than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
665
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cabarlah
4 schools — 2,658 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Geham State School, Geham | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 163 | 1,012 |
| Highfields State Secondary College, Highfields | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 795 | 1,001 |
| Highfields State School, Highfields | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 653 | 1,037 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Highfields | Catholic | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,047 | 1,046 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cabarlah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30470/cabarlah/topic/education