44.2% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kureen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kureen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people here hold university degrees than in most similar areas, though Kureen struggles with school completion rates. While about 20.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, only 44.2% of residents have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8% and the state's 57.1%, with only 44.2% of residents finishing school. About 30% of people stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kureen, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 37%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 20.5% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Trade certificates (Level III or IV) are the most common qualification at 27.7%.
20.5% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kureen splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (37%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are health at 16.9% and management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 474 students.
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).
474
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kureen
2 schools — 948 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Malanda State School, Malanda | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 410 | 1,001 |
| Malanda State High School, Malanda | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 538 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kureen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31591/kureen/topic/education