53.2% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Victoria Plantation · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Victoria Plantation
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults have finished high school or university in Victoria Plantation compared to the rest of the country. Only 53.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in the state or nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While more people here finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, the 53.2% rate remains well below the Queensland average of 57.1%. About a quarter of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Victoria Plantation, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.7% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.4% of residents.
13.7% ▲ +67.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Victoria Plantation, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are heavily weighted toward technical and business fields, with 31.6% in engineering and 19% in management and commerce.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5 schools within 3km, providing 33.33 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest for this area type. However, the typical school is smaller than most and has a much lower advantage score.
33.33
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
223
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Victoria Plantation
5 schools — 1,115 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Victoria Plantation State School, Victoria Plantation | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 25 | 908 |
| Ingham State High School, Ingham | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 422 | 923 |
| Hinchinbrook Christian School, Ingham | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 7 | 960 |
| Ingham State School, Ingham | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 334 | 932 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Ingham | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 327 | 1,000 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Victoria Plantation [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32942/victoria-plantation/topic/education