50.3% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cedar Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cedar Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are found in Cedar Creek than in most similar areas, though the community still sits well below state and national figures. About half of residents have finished Year 12, while 17.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While more people here finished Year 12 than in similar areas, the 50.3% rate is well below the 57.1% seen across Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cedar Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are common, with 36.5% holding a Certificate III or IV.
17.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Cedar Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study include management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per child here than in most similar areas, with five schools within 3km. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school size of 618 is much higher than in most other areas.
6.33
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
618
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cedar Creek
5 schools — 3,089 students, average ICSEA 958.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Cedar Creek State School, Cedar Creek | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 250 | 966 |
| South Rock State School, Yarrabilba | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 496 | 957 |
| Yarrabilba State Secondary College, Yarrabilba | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 1,090 | 952 |
| San Damiano College, Yarrabilba | Catholic | Secondary | 7.2 km | 396 | 1,002 |
| Yarrabilba State School, Yarrabilba | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 857 | 942 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cedar Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30567/cedar-creek/topic/education