51.9% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kirwan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kirwan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Kirwan hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to the national figure, with only 14.4% reaching this level. While more people here finished Year 12 than in similar areas, the overall rate of 51.9% remains well below the Queensland and Australian averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents completed Year 12, though this is well below the 58.8% national average. For others, the highest level of schooling reached was Year 10 for 24.5% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kirwan, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.1% of residents.
14.4% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Kirwan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.4% and engineering and related fields at 16.2%. Other common areas include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kirwan has a high number of schools within 3 km, but these are often very large, with an average size of 621 students. There are 23 schools in the area, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
0.96
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% 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).
621
Higher than 86% 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 Kirwan
23 schools — 14,292 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 7 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| The Willows State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 876 | 956 |
| Kirwan State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 698 | 927 |
| Kirwan State High School, Kirwan | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,922 | 919 |
| Ryan Catholic College, Kirwan | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 2,019 | 1,020 |
| Weir State School, Thuringowa Central | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 747 | 838 |
| Carinity Education - Shalom, Condon | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 237 | 688 |
| Heatley State School, Heatley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 423 | 838 |
| Mary Help of Christians Catholic College, Shaw | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 127 | 990 |
| Cranbrook State School, Cranbrook | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 592 | 910 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic School, Cranbrook | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 686 | 1,010 |
| St Benedict's Catholic School, Shaw | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 613 | 1,014 |
| Ignatius Park College, Cranbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 959 | 1,018 |
| Heatley Secondary College, Heatley | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 715 | 862 |
| Thuringowa State High School, Condon | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 659 | 842 |
| Calvary Christian College, Mount Louisa | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,128 | 1,020 |
| Aitkenvale State School, Aitkenvale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 366 | 870 |
| Eaton College, Mount Louisa | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 27 | 967 |
| Riverside Adventist School, Aitkenvale | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 61 | 1,011 |
| Enkindle Village School, Douglas | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 58 | 1,018 |
| Vincent State School, Vincent | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 132 | 772 |
| Tec-NQ, Douglas | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 375 | 972 |
| Townsville Christian College, Vincent | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 442 | 871 |
| Currajong State School, Gulliver | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 430 | 904 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kirwan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31558/kirwan/topic/education