37.1% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Capella · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Capella
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
School completion rates in Capella have remained low over the last decade, with only 37.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%. The area has a small proportion of highly qualified adults compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is lower than most similar areas, with 28% of residents peaking at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Capella, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 5.8% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.2% of people.
5.8% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Capella, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 25%, followed by management and commerce at 9.3% and education at 8.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7.87 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas, though the average school size of 164 is lower than usual. All local schools are government-run and split evenly between primary and secondary types.
7.87
Higher than 70% 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).
164
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Capella
2 schools — 328 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Capella State School, Capella | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 179 | 938 |
| Capella State High School, Capella | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 149 | 925 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Capella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30530/capella/topic/education