33.6% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Childers · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Childers
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Childers have remained low compared to the rest of the country, with only 7.1% of adults holding a university degree. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The area is marked by a significant gap in school completion, as few residents finish Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Childers, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A small minority of adults have a bachelor degree or higher at 7.1%, far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.6% of residents.
7.1% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Childers, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering (13.2%), Management and commerce (10.6%), and Society and culture (9.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Childers has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with three schools within 3km. However, the average school advantage score of 940 is much lower than in most other similar areas.
12.93
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
258
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Childers
3 schools — 775 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Isis District State High School, Childers | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 392 | 930 |
| St Joseph's School, Childers | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 149 | 993 |
| Childers State School, Childers | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 234 | 924 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Childers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30600/childers/topic/education