55.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shannonvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Shannonvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Shannonvale, held by 44% of adults. While a fair number of residents finished high school, university degrees are far less common here than across the rest of the country. This creates a local profile where trade and vocational skills are more prominent than higher academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 55.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Shannonvale, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is around the middle for similar areas, but sits well below Queensland and far below the Australian average.
13.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Shannonvale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 22%, followed by health, society and culture, and food and hospitality services, each at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools have an average size of 328 students and a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
328
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Shannonvale
3 schools — 983 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Augustine's School, Mossman | Catholic | Primary | 7.2 km | 109 | 1,002 |
| Mossman State High School, Mossman | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 553 | 938 |
| Mossman State School, Mossman | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 321 | 879 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shannonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32545/shannonvale/topic/education