26.2% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Waugh Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Waugh Pocket
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Waugh Pocket, held by 65% of adults. This is an area with very low formal education levels, where no adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the Queensland average of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is among the lowest levels of school completion compared to similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →Waugh Pocket splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (31%) and Year 10 (31%), with Year 9 or below at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult in Waugh Pocket does not hold a university degree, with 0% of adults having a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below both the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 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 Waugh Pocket, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, 30% have studied management and commerce.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
0
Lower than 99% 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waugh Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33014/waugh-pocket/topic/education