38.4% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fassifern Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fassifern Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Fassifern Valley finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with a 20 point gap between local rates and the national figure. While about 38% of residents completed Year 12, the area shows a mix of qualification levels and a strong presence of trade-related certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. A significant number of people finished school at Year 10 (33.7%) or Year 9 and below (16.3%).
Highest year of school
View on map →Fassifern Valley splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.4% of residents.
17.1% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Fassifern Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most commonly in Education and Management and Commerce, each representing 16.7% of the total. Other notable fields include Health at 8.3% and Engineering or Architecture and Building at 6.3% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school within 3km, which is a government school with a typical size of 274 students. This school has an advantage score of 1,016, which is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
274
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fassifern Valley
1 school — 274 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kalbar State School, Kalbar | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 274 | 1,016 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fassifern Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31024/fassifern-valley/topic/education