62.5% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Finnie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Finnie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 16 points separates Finnie from the national average in university qualifications, though high school completion is a strong point here. While 62.5% of residents finished Year 12—well above the Australian figure—far fewer adults hold degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high in Finnie, with 62.5% of people finishing school. This is well above the Queensland rate of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Finnie, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Half of the population holds a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
9.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Finnie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and health, each at 14.7%, followed by management and commerce at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Finnie has two primary government schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are smaller than average and have a lower school 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).
120
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Finnie
2 schools — 239 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Drayton State School, Drayton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 165 | 929 |
| Vale View State School, Vale View | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 74 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Finnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31040/finnie/topic/education