31.0% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McEwens Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in McEwens Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in McEwens Beach have remained modest, with only 31% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a trend of lower formal schooling across the community. Most adults hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31% of people finished Year 12, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school completed here is Year 10 at 33.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →McEwens Beach splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon, with only 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, trade qualifications are the norm, with 46.4% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.1% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 McEwens Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 31%, followed by Management and Commerce at 11.9% and Health at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. This school is smaller than most and has a lower average advantage score than other 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).
102
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving McEwens Beach
1 school — 102 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Chelona State School, Chelona | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 102 | 949 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in McEwens Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31791/mcewens-beach/topic/education