64.4% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Edge Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Edge Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have become more common in Edge Hill, creating a well-qualified local population. This is seen in the 31.1% of adults who hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high here, with 64.4% of residents completing Year 12. This is well above the 58.8% national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Edge Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Education levels are strong, as 31.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Queensland figure of 21.9% and much higher than most other areas.
31.1% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Edge Hill splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are health (16.3%), management and commerce (14.5%), and society and culture (13.8%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3km, which is more than 86% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most places.
1.31
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
1,014
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Edge Hill
15 schools — 15,207 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Edge Hill State School, Edge Hill | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 864 | 1,016 |
| Mother of Good Counsel School, Cairns North | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 354 | 1,091 |
| Whitfield State School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 774 | 974 |
| The BUSY School, Cairns | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,780 | 975 |
| Cairns West State School, Manunda | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 481 | 784 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Manunda | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 382 | 953 |
| Cairns School of Distance Education, Manunda | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 3,692 | 1,024 |
| Trinity Bay State High School, Manunda | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,784 | 908 |
| Cairns State High School, Cairns North | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,636 | 1,019 |
| Parramatta State School, Parramatta Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 482 | 887 |
| St Monica's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 697 | 1,058 |
| St Joseph's School, Parramatta Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 348 | 1,029 |
| St Augustine's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 777 | 1,060 |
| Freshwater Christian College, Brinsmead | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 562 | 1,041 |
| Freshwater State School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 594 | 1,064 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Edge Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30941/edge-hill/topic/education