32.8% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Innisfail · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Innisfail
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in South Innisfail have remained low compared to the rest of the country. Only 32.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This pattern of lower schooling and qualification levels is a defining feature of the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national and state figures, at just 32.8%. About 19.7% of residents finished at Year 9 or below, while 29.6% reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →South Innisfail splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.4% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.8% of residents.
8.4% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 South Innisfail, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 20.3%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools have a much lower average advantage score than most other areas, and 62.5% are government-run primary schools.
12.99
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
308
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
906
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Innisfail
8 schools — 2,467 students, average ICSEA 906.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Radiant Life College, East Innisfail | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 137 | 749 |
| Innisfail East State School, East Innisfail | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 148 | 814 |
| Good Counsel Primary School, Innisfail | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 340 | 1,001 |
| Good Counsel College, Innisfail | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 414 | 982 |
| Innisfail State College, Innisfail Estate | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 951 | 889 |
| Innisfail State School, Innisfail | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 117 | 771 |
| Mundoo State School, Wangan | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 30 | 901 |
| Goondi State School, Goondi Bend | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 330 | 919 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Innisfail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32590/south-innisfail/topic/education