32.1% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maclagan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maclagan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 32.1% of residents in Maclagan have finished Year 12, reflecting a community where a small number of people hold formal academic degrees. Most adults here rely on practical trade qualifications rather than university education to get through their working lives.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far below the national figure, with only 32.1% of people completing Year 12. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, at 34.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Maclagan splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, nearly half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 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 Maclagan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area mostly studied Engineering and related fields (24.4%), followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government combined school, though its average size of 94 students is 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).
94
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maclagan
1 school — 94 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Quinalow Prep-10 State School, Quinalow | Government | Combined | 8.1 km | 94 | 937 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maclagan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31730/maclagan/topic/education