36.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kents Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kents Lagoon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.7% of people in Kents Lagoon have completed Year 12, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This lack of senior schooling is reflected in the qualifications data, with very few adults holding university degrees. The area relies on a single local primary school for its children.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school than in most other areas, with just 36.7% completing Year 12. This is 22 percentage points lower than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →Kents Lagoon splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon in Kents Lagoon. Only 12.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Queensland average of 21.9%.
12.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Kents Lagoon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Health at 33%, ahead of Society & culture (28%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school. While it is a typical size for its level, it has a school advantage score that is higher 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).
274
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kents Lagoon
1 school — 274 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kalbar State School, Kalbar | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 274 | 1,016 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kents Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31509/kents-lagoon/topic/education