42.1% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Passchendaele · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-two per cent of people in Passchendaele finished Year 12, which is a much lower rate than the national figure. This is an area where many adults have not completed high school and university degrees are uncommon.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. More than a third of the population finished school at Year 10.
42.1% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Passchendaele, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (41%) and Year 11 (9%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 7.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
7.5% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Passchendaele, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 38%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 28%, followed by agriculture, education, and society and culture, each at 16%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government primary schools, though they are among the smallest in the region with an average size of just 21 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).
21
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
2 schools — 42 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Pozieres State School, Pozieres | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 22 | 1,003 |
| Amiens State School, Amiens | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 20 | 940 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Passchendaele [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32282/passchendaele/topic/education