64.5% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong focus on secondary education defines West Point, where 64.5% of people have completed Year 12. This is well above both the Queensland and national figures. While university degrees are common, the area shows a diverse mix of professional and trade qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 64.5%. This is 7.5 percentage points above the Queensland average and 5.7 points above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Point, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 9 or below is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most areas and roughly the same as the state average, though well below the national figure of 26.3%.
22.6% ▼ -30.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 West Point, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (33%) and Postgraduate degree (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 20.7%, followed by architecture and building and health, which both sit at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one primary government school, which is smaller than most others but has a school advantage score that is higher 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).
123
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Point
1 school — 123 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Magnetic Island State School, Nelly Bay | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 123 | 1,027 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33039/west-point/topic/education