42.4% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pinnacles · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pinnacles
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Pinnacles has remained notably low compared to broader trends. With no adults holding a bachelor's degree, the community relies heavily on vocational training and trade certificates for its qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%. About 27.1% of people finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pinnacles, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 36%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
There are no adults with a bachelor's degree or higher in this area, a gap of 26 points compared to Australia. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 52.6% of residents.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Pinnacles, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 80%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications here are concentrated in technical trades, with Engineering and Architecture and Building both accounting for 21.1% of degrees. Health and Management and Commerce each make up 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pinnacles has one government primary school, which is of a typical size for similar areas. However, this school has an advantage score that is among the lowest at its level.
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).
303
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
828
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pinnacles
1 school — 303 students, average ICSEA 828.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kelso State School, Kelso | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 303 | 828 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pinnacles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32332/pinnacles/topic/education