56.6% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Witheren · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Witheren
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of the adults in Witheren have finished Year 12, reflecting a trend toward higher school completion since 2011. The area shows a strong mix of vocational and university qualifications, with nearly one in five residents holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and nearly the same as the Queensland figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Witheren, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 19.9% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 33.1% of people.
19.9% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Witheren, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with degrees in Witheren most often studied management and commerce, with 18% of qualifications in this field, followed by society and culture at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The two primary schools within 3km are both government-run and have an average advantage score of 1,018, which is higher than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
251
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Witheren
2 schools — 501 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Canungra State School, Canungra | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 384 | 1,012 |
| St Bernard State School, Tamborine Mountain | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 117 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Witheren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33104/witheren/topic/education