34.5% ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cottonvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cottonvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Cottonvale have remained low over the last decade, with only 34.5% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area is defined by a smaller proportion of university graduates and a high number of people leaving school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.5% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Another 26.5% of residents reached Year 10, while 14.2% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cottonvale, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Cottonvale, where only 7.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most typical qualification at 25%.
7.4% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Cottonvale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.2%, followed by engineering and education, which both sit at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Two government primary schools serve the area, though they are among the smallest in the region with an average size of 19 students. These schools have a school advantage score of 905, which is much lower than most 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).
19
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
905
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 Cottonvale
2 schools — 38 students, average ICSEA 905.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Thulimbah State School, Thulimbah | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 21 | 904 |
| Dalveen State School, Dalveen | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 17 | 907 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cottonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30732/cottonvale/topic/education