41.1% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wivenhoe Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wivenhoe Pocket
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 41.1% of people in Wivenhoe Pocket finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in school completion is reflected in the area's qualifications, where adults with a bachelor degree or higher are far fewer than in most other parts of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who completed Year 12 is far below the Queensland and national figures, with 31.7% of residents having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wivenhoe Pocket, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.5% of the population, which is far below the Australian average. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.5% ▲ +51.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Wivenhoe Pocket, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 21.8%, followed by management and commerce at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three government schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools have a much lower average advantage score than most other areas.
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).
429
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wivenhoe Pocket
3 schools — 1,287 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Fernvale State School, Fernvale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 447 | 974 |
| Lowood State School, Lowood | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 197 | 906 |
| Lowood State High School, Lowood | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 643 | 915 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wivenhoe Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33107/wivenhoe-pocket/topic/education