45.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rush Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rush Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Rush Creek have finished high school or university, though local schooling is high-performing. Only 45.3% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend carries into adult qualifications, where degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 45.3%, finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 32%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rush Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 36%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.2% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.7% of residents.
12.2% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Rush Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 22.9%, followed by education and management and commerce, which both sit at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, and it has an advantage score that is much higher than most areas. The school is typical in size, with an average of 322 students.
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).
322
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rush Creek
1 school — 322 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dayboro State School, Dayboro | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 322 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rush Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32496/rush-creek/topic/education