36.0% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Paterson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Paterson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Paterson than in the rest of the country, with only 36% completing Year 12. This gap is seen across the board, including a very low rate of university degrees. Most residents hold vocational certificates rather than academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of schooling completed is Year 10, at 38.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Paterson splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 12 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 3.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%. Nearly half of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
3.4% ▼ -54.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Paterson, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering, Architecture and building, and Creative arts, each representing around 11% of the group.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is among the smallest in its category with a typical size of 11 students. This school has a school advantage score of 916, 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).
11
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Paterson
1 school — 11 students, average ICSEA 916.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Gundiah State School, Gundiah | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 11 | 916 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32283/paterson/topic/education