34.2% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Haliday Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Haliday Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Haliday Bay have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to most similar areas. Only 34.2% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below both Queensland and Australia. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 28.1% of residents finishing Year 10 as their highest level of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Haliday Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 8.2% of the population, which is far below the national figure. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 42.4% of the highest qualifications.
8.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Haliday Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, those in Engineering and related fields are the most common at 25.3%. Management and commerce follow at 12.1%, while Education, Health, and Society and Culture each account for about 5% to 6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is smaller than most similar schools. This school has an average advantage score of 951, which is lower 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).
80
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Haliday Bay
1 school — 80 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Seaforth State School, Seaforth | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 80 | 951 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Haliday Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31285/haliday-bay/topic/education