41.4% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Point Vernon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Point Vernon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 42% of residents in Point Vernon have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in secondary schooling is matched by a lower rate of university degrees compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.4% of people here finished Year 12, a result far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. About 30% of residents had Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Point Vernon, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.9% of residents.
14.0% ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Point Vernon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.4%, followed by engineering at 12.8% and society and culture at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km of the area, which is more than most similar places. These schools are typically large, with an average size of 925 students.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
925
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Point Vernon
4 schools — 3,701 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Pialba State School, Pialba | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 367 | 901 |
| Hervey Bay State High School, Pialba | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,280 | 963 |
| Xavier Catholic College, Hervey Bay | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,322 | 1,021 |
| Yarrilee State School, Urraween | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 732 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Point Vernon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32344/point-vernon/topic/education