38.5% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Callide · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Callide
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Callide have finished high school than they did in 2011, though the area still trails the state. Only 38.5% of residents have completed Year 12, and university degrees are uncommon here, with just 9.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose by 6 points since 2011 to reach 38.5%, but this is still far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 28% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Callide, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 9.4%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3% and barely changed since 2011. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 38.4% of the total.
9.4% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Callide, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications in the area at 19.1%, followed by management and commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Callide has among the highest number of schools per 1,000 children at 5.64, though the average school size is small at 141 students. Most schools are government-run, and 67.2% are primary schools.
5.64
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
58
Higher than 91% of state electorate 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).
7,907
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
141
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Callide
58 schools — 7,907 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 52 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 39 · Combined 11 · Secondary 8
| Eidsvold State School, Eidsvold | Government | Combined | 58.1 km | 104 | 792 |
| Abercorn State School, Abercorn | Government | Primary | 62.4 km | 27 | 1,005 |
| Theodore State School, Theodore | Government | Combined | 63.7 km | 150 | 947 |
| Mulgildie State School, Mulgildie | Government | Primary | 72.0 km | 20 | 946 |
| Monto State High School, Monto | Government | Secondary | 77.1 km | 149 | 957 |
| Monto State School, Monto | Government | Primary | 77.2 km | 111 | 937 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Monto | Catholic | Primary | 77.6 km | 36 | 1,000 |
| Boynewood State School, Boynewood | Government | Primary | 80.0 km | 33 | 985 |
| Mundubbera State College, Mundubbera | Government | Combined | 80.4 km | 193 | 933 |
| Taroom State School, Taroom | Government | Combined | 82.2 km | 153 | 965 |
| Monogorilby State School, Monogorilby | Government | Primary | 93.0 km | — | — |
| Thangool State School, Thangool | Government | Primary | 93.3 km | 156 | 965 |
| Binjour Plateau State School, Binjour | Government | Primary | 93.9 km | 4 | 948 |
| Moura State High School, Moura | Government | Secondary | 101.3 km | 157 | 893 |
| Prospect Creek State School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 101.7 km | 20 | 993 |
| Moura State School, Moura | Government | Primary | 101.7 km | 258 | 909 |
| Redeemer Lutheran College, Biloela, Biloela | Independent | Combined | 103.2 km | 317 | 1,008 |
| Biloela State High School, Biloela | Government | Secondary | 103.6 km | 529 | 954 |
| Biloela State School, Biloela | Government | Primary | 103.6 km | 289 | 901 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Biloela | Catholic | Primary | 103.7 km | 166 | 1,001 |
| Banana State School, Banana | Government | Primary | 104.3 km | 32 | 941 |
| Wandoan State School P-10, Wandoan | Government | Combined | 105.4 km | 124 | 915 |
| Mount Murchison State School, Mount Murchison | Government | Primary | 110.7 km | 17 | 921 |
| Gayndah State School, Gayndah | Government | Primary | 111.4 km | 97 | 881 |
| St Joseph's School, Gayndah | Catholic | Primary | 111.5 km | 71 | 1,003 |
| Mount Perry State School, Mount Perry | Government | Primary | 111.7 km | 52 | 910 |
| Burnett State College, Gayndah | Government | Secondary | 111.7 km | 158 | 923 |
| Guluguba State School, Guluguba | Government | Primary | 114.6 km | 6 | 839 |
| Builyan State School, Boyne Valley | Government | Primary | 122.9 km | 10 | 982 |
| Jambin State School, Smoky Creek | Government | Primary | 129.7 km | 32 | 1,014 |
| Nagoorin State School, Boyne Valley | Government | Primary | 132.8 km | 7 | 966 |
| Goovigen State School, Goovigen | Government | Primary | 134.5 km | 7 | 986 |
| Coalstoun Lakes State School, Coalstoun Lakes | Government | Primary | 138.7 km | 28 | 1,006 |
| Burra Burri State School, Burra Burri | Government | Primary | 139.7 km | — | — |
| Gin Gin State School, Gin Gin | Government | Primary | 146.8 km | 254 | 929 |
| Baralaba State School, Baralaba | Government | Combined | 147.7 km | 111 | 809 |
| Gin Gin State High School, Gin Gin | Government | Secondary | 148.2 km | 404 | 944 |
| Wallaville State School, Wallaville | Government | Primary | 148.9 km | 47 | 900 |
| McIlwraith State School, Mcilwraith | Government | Primary | 150.6 km | 20 | 1,020 |
| Dallarnil State School, Dallarnil | Government | Primary | 151.0 km | 12 | 1,023 |
| Miles State High School, Miles | Government | Secondary | 151.5 km | 164 | 907 |
| Miles State School, Miles | Government | Primary | 151.9 km | 200 | 908 |
| Biggenden State School, Biggenden | Government | Combined | 152.3 km | 116 | 895 |
| Maroondan State School, Maroondan | Government | Primary | 153.3 km | 41 | 955 |
| Drillham State School, Drillham | Government | Primary | 156.7 km | 37 | 1,026 |
| Chinchilla Christian College, Chinchilla | Independent | Combined | 156.9 km | 462 | 1,004 |
| Chinchilla State School, Chinchilla | Government | Primary | 157.1 km | 453 | 912 |
| St Joseph's School, Chinchilla | Catholic | Primary | 157.4 km | 288 | 1,002 |
| Chinchilla State High School, Chinchilla | Government | Secondary | 158.0 km | 572 | 941 |
| Bullyard State School, Bullyard | Government | Primary | 158.4 km | 28 | 912 |
| Calliope State School, Calliope | Government | Primary | 161.6 km | 477 | 937 |
| Wowan State School, Wowan | Government | Primary | 161.8 km | 38 | 969 |
| Calliope State High School, Calliope | Government | Secondary | 162.9 km | 437 | 949 |
| Brigalow State School, Brigalow | Government | Primary | 169.2 km | 24 | 865 |
| Jandowae Prep-10 State School, Jandowae | Government | Combined | 171.0 km | 114 | 894 |
| Warra State School, Warra | Government | Primary | 181.8 km | 13 | 827 |
| Jimbour State School, Jimbour East | Government | Primary | 193.6 km | 9 | 969 |
| Bell State School, Bell | Government | Combined | 200.7 km | 73 | 946 |
Sources
More for Callide
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Callide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30015/callide/topic/education