44.1% ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caboolture South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Caboolture South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 15 percentage points separates Caboolture South from the national figure for Year 12 completion, where only 44.1% of residents finished school. This highlights a broader trend in the area, where typical qualification levels are far below those found across Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 57.1% seen in Queensland. About 26.2% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 13.9% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caboolture South, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 10.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 40.3% of the group.
10.0% ▲ +71.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Caboolture South, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by society and culture at 15.1% and engineering at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17 schools within 3km, though the area has among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government-run (70.6%) and tend to be much larger than in most other areas.
0.68
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
637
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Caboolture South
17 schools — 10,832 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 7
| Caboolture Special School, Caboolture South | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 197 | 962 |
| Horizons College of Learning and Enrichment, Caboolture | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 225 | 918 |
| Caboolture State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 254 | 888 |
| Morayfield State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 455 | 895 |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Caboolture | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 646 | 1,018 |
| Caboolture State High School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,373 | 942 |
| Morayfield State High School, Morayfield | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,654 | 939 |
| Lee Street State Special School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 131 | 941 |
| St Columban's College, Caboolture | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,171 | 1,026 |
| Caboolture East State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 539 | 930 |
| Alta-1 College, Caboolture | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 132 | 956 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Primary School, Caboolture | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 339 | 1,042 |
| Morayfield East State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 982 | 931 |
| Minimbah State School, Morayfield | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 668 | 949 |
| Tullawong State School, Caboolture | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 474 | 897 |
| Tullawong State High School, Caboolture | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 897 | 936 |
| Bellmere State School, Bellmere | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 695 | 946 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caboolture South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30472/caboolture-south/topic/education