32.1% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cannindah · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have finished high school in Cannindah compared to most other similar areas. Only 32.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This low level of formal schooling is reflected in the qualifications of local adults.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Roughly the same proportion of people left school in Year 9 or below.
32.1% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cannindah splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (30%), with Year 10 at 27%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest rates for this level and is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Cannindah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 63%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are small, with an average size of 93 students, and are split evenly between government and Catholic providers.
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).
93
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
2 schools — 185 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Monto | Catholic | Primary | 9.6 km | 36 | 1,000 |
| Monto State High School, Monto | Government | Secondary | 9.8 km | 149 | 957 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cannindah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30514/cannindah/topic/education