30.6% ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pinnacle · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pinnacle
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap exists between Pinnacle and the rest of the country regarding formal schooling, with only 30.6% of people completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Most residents here leave school early or hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 35.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pinnacle, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (36%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 4.5% of the population, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
4.5% ▲ +205.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Pinnacle, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 30.1%, followed by education at 9.6% and agriculture and environment at 6.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 27.03 schools per 1,000 children, among the highest for similar areas. The two local schools are both government primary schools, though they are among the smallest in the country with an average size of 24 students.
27.03
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
24
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pinnacle
2 schools — 47 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Pinnacle State School, Pinnacle | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 11 | 914 |
| Gargett State School, Gargett | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 36 | 947 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pinnacle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32331/pinnacle/topic/education