27.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rosella · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rosella
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Rosella compared to the rest of the country. Only 27.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where very few adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is uncommon here, with only 27.3% of people finishing, far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. Instead, the most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 40.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rosella, the largest group is Year 10 at 50%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Rosella, where only 4.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with most qualified residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
4.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 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 Rosella, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 32%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 27.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools in the area, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These government schools are smaller than most and have an average advantage score of 934, which is much lower than most areas.
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).
110
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rosella
2 schools — 219 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Chelona State School, Chelona | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 102 | 949 |
| Dundula State School, Bakers Creek | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 117 | 921 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rosella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32470/rosella/topic/education