40.1% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cawarral · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cawarral
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Cawarral have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 40.1% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a community where many adults have entered the workforce earlier or without formal tertiary degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average, with only 40.1% of residents finishing their final year. This is a lower rate than most similar areas, and 33.2% of the community listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cawarral, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, as only 10.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 44%.
10.5% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Cawarral, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, nearly a quarter are in engineering and related fields at 24.7%. Other common areas of study include management and commerce at 11.4% and society and culture at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per 1,000 children here than in most areas, though the typical school is smaller than average. The local system is entirely government-run and focused on primary education.
6.62
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
135
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cawarral
1 school — 135 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cawarral State School, Cawarral | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 135 | 952 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cawarral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30564/cawarral/topic/education