20.0% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Philpott · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Philpott have completed high school or university, which shapes the local skill set. Only 20% of people here finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average.
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the lowest in the region, with only 20% of people completing Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% national figure, and the most common highest year of school completed here is Year 10.
20.0% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Philpott, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (22%) and Year 11 (17%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare in the area, as 0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Philpott, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Food, hospitality & personal services at 27%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Philpott has one primary school within 3km, though it is very small with an average of only 4 students. This government school has a school advantage score that 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).
4
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 4 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Binjour Plateau State School, Binjour | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 4 | 948 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Philpott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32306/philpott/topic/education