49.9% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodwark · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodwark
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Woodwark have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. While around half of residents completed Year 12, the area has a much lower rate of university degrees than the national figure. This creates a profile where trade and vocational certificates are the most common qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.9% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland and Australian figures. The next most common highest school year reached was Year 10 at 24.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodwark, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.9% of residents. Only 13.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average.
13.7% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 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 Woodwark, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering at 17% and Management and Commerce at 14.1%, followed by Architecture and Building at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors, with a typical size of 590 students.
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).
590
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodwark
2 schools — 1,179 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Cannonvale State School, Cannonvale | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 758 | 987 |
| Whitsunday Christian College, Cannonvale | Independent | Combined | 6.8 km | 421 | 1,015 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodwark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33140/woodwark/topic/education