35.4% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macleay Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Macleay Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower schooling and qualification rates than most similar areas mark Macleay Island. Only 35.4% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This pattern extends to higher education, where university degrees are significantly less common than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland and Australian figures, at just 35.4%. Many residents finished their schooling earlier, with 32.8% completing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Macleay Island splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with only 11.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 35.5%.
11.7% ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Macleay Island, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 16.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.5% and Society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools, both of which are government-run. These schools are smaller than most and have an average advantage score that is much lower than in similar areas.
4.07
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
168
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Macleay Island
2 schools — 335 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| MacLeay Island State School, Macleay Island | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 156 | 946 |
| Russell Island State School, Russell Island | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 179 | 922 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macleay Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31731/macleay-island/topic/education