67.3% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.5%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Closeburn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Closeburn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over two thirds of people in Closeburn have finished Year 12, making it a highly educated area. This strong academic record is reflected in the high number of adults holding university degrees, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 67.3% of residents completed Year 12, a result far above the Queensland average of 57.1%. This level of schooling is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Closeburn, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 30.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the national figure of 26.3% and the state average.
30.0% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
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 Closeburn, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.8%, followed by engineering at 15.4% and health at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area, which has a school advantage score much higher than most other areas.
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).
260
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Closeburn
1 school — 260 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mount Samson State School, Mount Samson | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 260 | 1,072 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Closeburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30631/closeburn/topic/education