44.0% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lower Daintree · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lower Daintree
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Lower Daintree ranks among the lowest for higher education compared to similar areas. Only 44% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This lack of higher qualifications defines the local educational profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with 44% of people finishing school. Other residents have a mix of lower levels, including 18.7% who finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lower Daintree, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree, leaving the community far below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which 33.3% of adults have achieved.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Lower Daintree, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 42%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 24.4%, followed by health, engineering, and agriculture and environment.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These government schools are much smaller than most, with an average of only 46 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).
46
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
915
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 Lower Daintree
2 schools — 92 students, average ICSEA 915.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Wonga Beach State School, Wonga Beach | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 79 | 907 |
| Daintree State School, Daintree | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 13 | 964 |
Sources
More for Lower Daintree
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lower Daintree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31692/lower-daintree/topic/education