27.5% ▲ +58.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Peranga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Peranga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Peranga have finished high school than in most similar areas. Only 27.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower school completion is mirrored in the area's overall qualification levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average, with only 27.5% of people reaching this level. This is a significant gap compared to Australia's 58.8%, and equal numbers of people left school at Year 10 or Year 9 and below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Peranga splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (29%) and Year 10 (29%), with Year 9 or below at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state figure of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.9% of residents.
13.7% ▲ +245.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Peranga, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is Engineering and related studies at 20%, followed by Education and Society and Culture at 11.1% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is smaller than most similar schools with an average size of 35 students. This school also has a much lower advantage score 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).
35
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Peranga
1 school — 35 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kulpi State School, Kulpi | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 35 | 943 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Peranga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32297/peranga/topic/education