45.0% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Calavos · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Calavos
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Calavos, at 45%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the national figure, reflecting a community where most residents leave school before finishing their final year. The area's educational profile is marked by a lower rate of university degrees and smaller-than-average local schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. Other common highest school levels include Year 10 at 23.7% and Year 9 or below at 13.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Calavos, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.1% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.2% of residents.
12.1% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Calavos, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 19.7%, followed by society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3km, though they are much smaller than most other schools in similar areas. These local schools also have a lower average advantage score than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
92
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Calavos
2 schools — 184 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Elliott Heads State School, Elliott Heads | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 121 | 983 |
| Alloway State School, Alloway | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 63 | 938 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Calavos [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30481/calavos/topic/education