26.6% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Calen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Calen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Year 10 is the most common point where residents of Calen finished their schooling. The area has very few people with university degrees and far fewer people finishing Year 12 than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure and among the lowest across similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Calen, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 5.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
5.9% ▲ +96.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Calen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications for those with a degree, at 14.2%, followed by society and culture at 9.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, with all being government-run primary or combined schools. These schools are typically smaller than most other areas.
10.99
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
102
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
930
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Calen
2 schools — 204 students, average ICSEA 930.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Calen District State College, Calen | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 179 | 926 |
| Pindi Pindi State School, Pindi Pindi | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 25 | 958 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Calen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30484/calen/topic/education