52.1% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cannon Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cannon Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults hold a university degree in Cannon Valley compared to the rest of the country, with only 16% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The area relies more on vocational training and school-leaving certificates than high-level academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, or 52.1%, completed Year 12. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cannon Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Vocational training is common here, with 39.5% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the 16% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Australian average.
16.0% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 Cannon Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are mostly focused on practical and business fields, with engineering and related studies making up 22.8% of degrees, followed by management and commerce at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one independent combined school. This school is larger than those in about 59% of similar areas and has an advantage score that is higher than most.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
421
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher 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 Cannon Valley
1 school — 421 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Whitsunday Christian College, Cannonvale | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 421 | 1,015 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cannon Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30520/cannon-valley/topic/education