55.1% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kureelpa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kureelpa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 4 percentage points separates Kureelpa's university graduation rate from the national figure. While more adults here hold degrees than in most similar areas, the community still falls well below the Australian average for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but sits well below the national figure. This means a larger proportion of people here left school earlier than the average Australian.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kureelpa, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.2% of adults. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.3% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average.
22.3% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Kureelpa, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by engineering and related subjects at 16.0% and health at 15.3%. Management and commerce follow at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have a high number of local options with 6.21 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. Government schools make up 80.0% of the sector, with an average school size of 319 students.
6.21
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
319
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kureelpa
5 schools — 1,594 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Blackall Range Independent School, Kureelpa | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 108 | 1,039 |
| Mapleton State School, Mapleton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 177 | 1,048 |
| Burnside State High School, Burnside | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 809 | 988 |
| Burnside State School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 368 | 984 |
| Nambour Special School, Burnside | Government | Combined | 6.5 km | 132 | 1,002 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kureelpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31590/kureelpa/topic/education