50.0% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Arm · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Arm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of attainment than most similar areas define North Arm, though it still sits well below state and national benchmarks. Only half of residents have finished Year 12, and 17.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Others have finished Year 10 (29%) or Year 11 (6%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Arm, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.5% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 38.6%.
17.5% ▲ +70.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 North Arm, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering (14.9%) and Health (14.6%) being the most common, followed by Management and commerce at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
North Arm has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with three primary government schools located within 3km. These schools are larger than most in similar areas and have a higher average advantage score.
8.26
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
433
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,033
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Arm
3 schools — 1,299 students, average ICSEA 1,033.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| North Arm State School, North Arm | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 356 | 1,031 |
| Eumundi State School, Eumundi | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 578 | 1,052 |
| Yandina State School, Yandina | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 365 | 1,004 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32167/north-arm/topic/education