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Education & Qualifications in Cue

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 25 percentage points separates Cue from the national average for Year 12 completion. Only 33.6% of people here finished high school, which is far below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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Where Cue sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.3% ▲ +526.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cue — lower than 55% of areas.

Cue13.3%
6640, WA 10.0%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 33.6% of residents have completed Year 12, a result far below the state average of 58%. Other common exit points include Year 10, which was the highest level for 20.1% of people.

Completed Year 12

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33.6% ▲ +42.7%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Cue, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 33.6% Year 10 20.1% Year 9 or below 10.4% Year 11 9.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.3% ▲ +526.7%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Cue, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 27.8% Bachelor degree 15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.4% Postgraduate degree 7.6% Certificate I / II 5.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 16.5%, while engineering and health are both at 10.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Cue, the largest group is Management & commerce at 33%, followed by Engineering & related (21%) and Health (21%).

Management & commerce 16.5% Engineering & related 10.1% Health 10.1% Creative arts 5.1% Education 3.8% Society & culture 3.8%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has one government combined school, which is smaller than most schools at this level with an average size of 23 students.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Average school ICSEA

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677

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Cue

1 school — 23 students, average ICSEA 677.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Combined 1
Cue Primary School, Cue Government Combined 3.0 km 23 677

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50359/cue/topic/education