41.5% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kooralbyn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kooralbyn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Kooralbyn have finished high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 41.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where trade certificates are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 41.5%, which is far below both Queensland and the national average. Many residents left school earlier, with 29.6% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kooralbyn, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 38.8%.
10.5% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Kooralbyn, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by engineering and society and culture, both around 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one independent combined school that is larger than most similar schools. There are 3.98 schools per 1,000 children, with an average school advantage score of 981.
3.98
Higher than 51% 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).
475
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kooralbyn
1 school — 475 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| The Kooralbyn International School, Kooralbyn | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 475 | 981 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kooralbyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31569/kooralbyn/topic/education