38.6% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wutul · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wutul
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Wutul have remained very low over the last decade, with no adults holding a university degree. This is a stark contrast to the rest of the country, as the area relies heavily on trade certificates and basic schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8% and the Queensland rate of 57.1%. Nearly a third of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wutul splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (31%), with Year 9 or below at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Wutul hold a bachelor degree or higher, placing the area among the lowest in the country. Instead, 65% of qualified adults have a Certificate III or IV.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Wutul, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications here are mostly practical, with 25% in food, hospitality and personal services, followed by engineering and building trades.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 26 students. This school also has a much lower advantage score 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).
26
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
945
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wutul
1 school — 26 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cooyar State School, Cooyar | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 26 | 945 |
Sources
More for Wutul
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wutul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33179/wutul/topic/education