29.0% ▲ +52.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Surat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Surat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Surat have remained relatively low compared to the rest of the state since 2011. Only 29% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is reflected in the local qualifications, where a typical adult is less likely to hold a university degree than those in similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than most areas, with only 29% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%, and the most common highest year of schooling reached is Year 10 at 33.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Surat, the largest group is Year 10 at 37%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (28%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, as only 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most frequent at 44.8%.
10.0% ▲ +75.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Surat, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications across the community are spread across several fields, with Engineering (14.7%) and Health (14%) being the most common, followed by Education at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Surat has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the local school is much smaller than most and has a much lower advantage score. There is one government-run combined school within 3km of the town.
11.63
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
85
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
922
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Surat
1 school — 85 students, average ICSEA 922.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Surat State School, Surat | Government | Combined | 0.3 km | 85 | 922 |
Sources
More for Surat
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Surat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32701/surat/topic/education