31.9% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carruchan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carruchan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Carruchan have remained low, with only 31.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8% and reflects a community where many adults leave school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, completed by 33.3% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →Carruchan splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 9.2% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.1% of adults.
9.2% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Carruchan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 19.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school within 3 km, though its average size of 24 students is much lower than most areas. This school also has one of the lowest average advantage scores at this level.
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).
24
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
786
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carruchan
1 school — 24 students, average ICSEA 786.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kennedy State School, Kennedy | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 24 | 786 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carruchan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30552/carruchan/topic/education