52.5% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carrington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carrington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly one in four adults in Carrington holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure much higher than most similar areas. While the community has a high proportion of university graduates, the percentage of people who finished Year 12 is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 52.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carrington, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is more likely to have a degree than those in similar areas, with 24.5% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the state average.
24.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Carrington splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are mostly in management and commerce (17.0%), followed by engineering (16.0%) and health (14.2%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's only school is a large independent combined school, which has an advantage score higher than most similar areas.
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).
850
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carrington
1 school — 850 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Jubilee Christian College, Atherton | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 850 | 1,017 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30551/carrington/topic/education