44.2% ▲ +31.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Te Kowai · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Te Kowai
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Te Kowai compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in the low number of residents with higher university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the state and national averages, with 44.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is 15 percentage points lower than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Te Kowai, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland average of 21.9%, though nearly half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.2% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Te Kowai, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields, which account for 33.3% of degrees, followed by management and commerce at 22.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one primary school, which is smaller than most other schools. This government school has an average advantage score of 921, 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).
117
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
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 Te Kowai
1 school — 117 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dundula State School, Bakers Creek | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 117 | 921 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Te Kowai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32762/te-kowai/topic/education