40.9% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rockingham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rockingham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Rockingham (Qld) have completed high school or university than the state or national average. Only 40.9% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This gap extends to higher education, where a very small number of adults hold a bachelor degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are much lower than most areas, with 40.9% finishing Year 12. This is 18 points below the Australian average, and about a third of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rockingham, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here; only 7.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.5% of the population.
7.4% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Rockingham, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 18.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school within 3km. This school is much smaller than most others, with an average size of 32 students and 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).
32
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rockingham
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Lower Tully State School, Lower Tully | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 32 | 923 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32450/rockingham/topic/education