39.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clarke Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clarke Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people finished high school in Clarke Creek than in other parts of the country, with only 39.3% completing Year 12. However, the area has a surprising number of adults with higher degrees. This creates a local education profile where a small group of highly qualified residents lives alongside many who left school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national rate of 58.8%. This is lower than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clarke Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland average.
21.4% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Clarke Creek splits fairly evenly between Graduate diploma / certificate (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are education at 19.0% and management and commerce at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area. It is quite small, with an average size of 20 students, which is among the lowest for its 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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clarke Creek
1 school — 20 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Clarke Creek State School, Clarke Creek | Government | Primary | 11.0 km | 20 | 1,001 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clarke Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30616/clarke-creek/topic/education