47.3% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Dawn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in The Dawn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Typical educational attainment in The Dawn sits around the middle for its level. While about 15.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Queensland average, with only 47.3% of residents finishing their final school year. This figure is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In The Dawn, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification here at 41.8%. Overall, the proportion of adults with a university degree is well below the state average.
15.1% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 The Dawn, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 18.3%, followed by Management and Commerce at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 218 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
218
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving The Dawn
3 schools — 654 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Jones Hill State School, Jones Hill | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 482 | 990 |
| Mawarra Independent School, Kybong | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 44 | 1,033 |
| Monkland State School, Monkland | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 128 | 922 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Dawn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32787/the-dawn/topic/education