61.4% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Keriri Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Keriri Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 61% of people in Keriri Island finished Year 12, which is well above the state and national figures. While school completion is high, very few residents hold university degrees. Most adults have focused on vocational training and trade certificates instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.4% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Keriri Island, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 2.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, most adults hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 54.8% of qualifications.
2.4% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Keriri Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce and society and culture, each representing 18.3% of qualifications, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Two schools are located within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic providers, with half being primary and half being combined schools.
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).
696
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
759
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Keriri Island
2 schools — 1,392 students, average ICSEA 759.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben, Thursday Island | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 131 | 918 |
| Tagai State College, Thursday Island | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,261 | 742 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Keriri Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31515/keriri-island/topic/education