28.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lefthand Branch · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lefthand Branch
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all residents in Lefthand Branch finished school at Year 10, making it an area where few people complete Year 12. Only 28.1% of people finished high school, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where university degrees are less common than in most of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common final school year for residents at 48.4%. Only 28.1% of people completed Year 12, a figure that is far below both Queensland and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lefthand Branch, Year 10 is the majority at 54%; Year 12 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.1% of the population. This is well below the Queensland average and far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
14.1% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Lefthand Branch, Bachelor degree is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Health at 20.0% and Agriculture and environment at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, but it is very small with an average of 23 students. The area's average school advantage score is much lower than most similar areas.
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).
23
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
918
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lefthand Branch
1 school — 23 students, average ICSEA 918.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mount Sylvia State School, Mount Sylvia | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 23 | 918 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lefthand Branch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31649/lefthand-branch/topic/education