48.5% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Corfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Corfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Corfield have remained relatively steady, though they sit well below state and national figures. Fewer than half of residents have finished Year 12, and only 13.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly a quarter of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Corfield, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.5% of the population, well below the Queensland average of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.7% of residents.
13.5% ▲ +285.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Corfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Corfield are most common in agriculture and environment at 16.7%, followed by health at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most, with an average of 59 students and a lower advantage score than most other areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
59
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Corfield
2 schools — 117 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Patrick's Catholic School, Winton | Catholic | Primary | 62.9 km | 47 | 928 |
| Winton State School, Winton | Government | Combined | 63.0 km | 70 | 893 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Corfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30723/corfield/topic/education