44.0% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elphinstone · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Elphinstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Half of the adults in Elphinstone hold a Certificate III or IV, marking a strong preference for vocational training. The area generally has lower levels of formal schooling and university degrees compared to both Queensland and the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.0% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This puts the area's school completion rate well under the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elphinstone, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
8.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Elphinstone, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 29.4%, followed by architecture and building at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most and have a lower average advantage score 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).
198
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Elphinstone
2 schools — 396 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Clifton State School, Clifton | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 86 | 962 |
| Clifton State High School, Clifton | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 310 | 965 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elphinstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30972/elphinstone/topic/education