49.5% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forest Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Forest Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Forest Creek have remained fairly steady over the last decade, but they sit well below national figures. Only 49.5% of people here finished Year 12, which is a significant gap compared to the wider Australian population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost half of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Queensland average of 57.1%. About 24.8% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forest Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are less common here, with 13.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while diplomas and certificates are more typical qualifications at 23.3% each.
13.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Forest Creek splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (35%) and Certificate III / IV (35%), with Bachelor degree at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study among qualified residents are Health at 12.3% and Engineering at 11.0%. Other notable areas include food and hospitality services at 8.2% and natural sciences at 6.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3 km, though the average school size is very small at just 11 students. These schools have an average advantage score of 964, which is lower 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).
11
Lower than 99% 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 Forest Creek
2 schools — 21 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Daintree State School, Daintree | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 13 | 964 |
| Alexandra Bay State School, Diwan | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 8 | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forest Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31061/forest-creek/topic/education