41.6% ▲ +49.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kairi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kairi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Kairi have remained relatively steady, though the community continues to see fewer people completing high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 41.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern is reflected in the local qualifications, where trade certificates are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Kairi finished Year 12 compared to Queensland and Australia, with only 41.6% completing their secondary schooling. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 34.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kairi, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 11.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average. Instead, nearly half of the community holds a Certificate III or IV.
11.3% ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Kairi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with a qualification, Engineering and related fields are the most frequent at 23.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.3% and Education at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kairi has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is smaller than average. The area is served by one government primary school within 3km.
10.20
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
99
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kairi
1 school — 99 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kairi State School, Kairi | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 99 | 940 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kairi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31469/kairi/topic/education