30.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Targinnie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Targinnie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Targinnie hold high-level qualifications compared to similar areas. Only 30.8% of people here have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a community where a small minority of adults have pursued formal higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the Queensland average, with only 30.8% of residents finishing school. This is 28 points lower than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Targinnie, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels found in similar areas and sits far below the national rate of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Targinnie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 40%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school. This school is much smaller than most others of its type, with a typical size of 63 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).
63
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Targinnie
1 school — 63 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Yarwun State School, Yarwun | Government | Primary | 12.0 km | 63 | 999 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Targinnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32750/targinnie/topic/education