23.2% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Helens Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Helens Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in St Helens Beach have remained consistently low over the last decade, with only 23.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, highlighting a significant gap in formal schooling across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Very few residents finished high school, with only 23.2% completing Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest school year reached here is Year 10, at 33.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Helens Beach, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare in the area, as only 1.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 42.3%.
1.9% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 St Helens Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 83%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 10%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is Engineering and related subjects at 26.9%, followed by Society and Culture at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government combined school within 3km, which is smaller than most other areas. This school also has an advantage score of 926, which 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).
179
Lower than 65% 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 St Helens Beach
1 school — 179 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Calen District State College, Calen | Government | Combined | 6.5 km | 179 | 926 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Helens Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32642/st-helens-beach/topic/education