34.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crystal Brook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crystal Brook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Crystal Brook have completed secondary or tertiary study compared to most other areas. Only 34.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend continues into higher education, with very few adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 34.9% of people finishing school. About 33.7% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level.
Highest year of school
View on map →Crystal Brook splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.5% of people.
6.7% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Crystal Brook, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 21.5%, followed by Society and Culture at 9.3% and Architecture and Building at 8.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3 km, all of which are government run. These schools are among the largest for this type of area, though they have a lower advantage score than most others.
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).
847
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Crystal Brook
2 schools — 1,693 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Proserpine State High School, Proserpine | Government | Secondary | 11.0 km | 1,116 | 974 |
| Proserpine State School, Proserpine | Government | Primary | 11.2 km | 577 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crystal Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30762/crystal-brook/topic/education