66.4% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kanimbla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kanimbla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Kanimbla have finished high school than in most similar areas. A strong focus on learning is evident here, with 66.4% of residents completing Year 12 and a high proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is well above the national figure, as 66.4% of people finished Year 12. This is 9.3 percentage points higher than the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kanimbla, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About one in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.2% of residents.
24.3% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kanimbla splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Kanimbla are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 19.0% and engineering at 17.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3km, which is more than 84% of similar areas. These schools are typically large, with an average size of 1,201 students.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
1,201
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kanimbla
12 schools — 14,413 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Whitfield State School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 774 | 974 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Manunda | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 382 | 953 |
| Cairns West State School, Manunda | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 481 | 784 |
| Edge Hill State School, Edge Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 864 | 1,016 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 506 | 1,025 |
| Balaclava State School, Mooroobool | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 381 | 797 |
| St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley, Redlynch | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,373 | 1,067 |
| Cairns School of Distance Education, Manunda | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 3,692 | 1,024 |
| Redlynch State College, Redlynch | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,834 | 1,007 |
| Trinity Bay State High School, Manunda | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,784 | 908 |
| Freshwater Christian College, Brinsmead | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 562 | 1,041 |
| The BUSY School, Cairns | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,780 | 975 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kanimbla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31483/kanimbla/topic/education