44.0% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coquette Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coquette Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A mix of high-level degrees and lower school completion rates shapes the adult population in Coquette Point. While nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 44% of residents have completed Year 12. This creates a unique educational split where some residents are highly qualified despite fewer people finishing high school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 30% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coquette Point, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 35%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 24.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
24.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 Coquette Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 18.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.7% and health at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. Three quarters of these schools are government run, and the average school advantage score is among the lowest for its level.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
320
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
862
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coquette Point
4 schools — 1,281 students, average ICSEA 862.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Flying Fish Point State School, Flying Fish Point | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 45 | 803 |
| Innisfail State College, Innisfail Estate | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 951 | 889 |
| Radiant Life College, East Innisfail | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 137 | 749 |
| Innisfail East State School, East Innisfail | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 148 | 814 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coquette Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30715/coquette-point/topic/education