43.0% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Calliope · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Calliope
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Calliope have remained relatively stable over the last decade, though they sit well below state and national benchmarks. Only 8.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and a small number of residents have completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 43% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. About 30.5% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Calliope, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 53.6% of adults. This focus on trade certificates helps explain why the share of people with a university degree is much lower than in most other areas.
8.2% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Calliope, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study for those with qualifications, making up 29.8% of the total. Management and commerce follow at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Calliope relies entirely on government schools, with two within 3km of residents. While the average school size of 457 is higher than most areas, the school advantage score is much lower than in similar places.
1.32
Lower than 86% 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).
457
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Calliope
2 schools — 914 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Calliope State School, Calliope | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 477 | 937 |
| Calliope State High School, Calliope | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 437 | 949 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Calliope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30491/calliope/topic/education