52.8% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Paris Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Paris Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Paris Creek have remained relatively steady over the last decade, though they sit below national benchmarks. While more than half of residents have finished Year 12, only 13.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 52.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Paris Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are far below the national average of 26.3%, with only 13.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, trade and vocational certificates are more common, with 36.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
13.8% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Paris Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management both accounting for 14.3% of degrees, followed by Health and Society and Culture at 13.4% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's single government primary school is smaller than most, though it has a school advantage score of 1,013, which 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).
193
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Paris Creek
1 school — 193 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Meadows Primary School, Meadows | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 193 | 1,013 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Paris Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41112/paris-creek/topic/education