36.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nukku · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nukku
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.4% of people in Nukku have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This shortfall in senior schooling is reflected in the qualification rates, with the area having a much lower proportion of university degrees than most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, with only 36.4% of residents finishing. About 30.3% of the population left school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nukku, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 45%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 12.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9% and far below the Australian average.
12.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Nukku, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 29%, ahead of Health (24%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nukku has one government primary school, which is smaller than most other schools. This school also has an advantage score of 923, which is much lower than most 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).
99
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nukku
1 school — 99 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Blackbutt State School, Blackbutt | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 99 | 923 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nukku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32195/nukku/topic/education