31.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
No 6 Branch · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in No 6 Branch
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 27 percentage points separates No 6 Branch from the national figure for Year 12 completion. This reflects a community where educational attainment is far below most other areas, with only 31.7% of residents finishing high school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 23.3% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In No 6 Branch, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 39%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.1% of the population, which is well below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30% of residents.
12.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 No 6 Branch, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in engineering and related fields at 18%, followed by health and education, which each sit at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, though they are much smaller than most other areas with an average size of 64 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).
64
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving No 6 Branch
2 schools — 127 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Rita's School, South Johnstone | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 107 | 970 |
| South Johnstone State School, South Johnstone | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 20 | 864 |
Sources
More for No 6 Branch
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in No 6 Branch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32153/no-6-branch/topic/education