51.2% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nicklin · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Nicklin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Nicklin hold high-level qualifications compared to most similar areas. While only 17.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is part of a steady climb in educational attainment, with Year 12 completion rates rising by 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion stands at 51.2%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. About a quarter of the population's highest school year reached was Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nicklin, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.4% of the population, a figure well below the 26.3% seen across Australia. The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.1% of residents.
17.4% ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 Nicklin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 14.2%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 14.1%. Health is another common field, accounting for 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 10,300 school enrolments across 19 schools within 3km. Government schools make up the majority at 68.4%, and the average school size is larger than in most similar areas.
2.14
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 54% 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).
10,300
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
542
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nicklin
19 schools — 10,300 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 6 · Secondary 3
| Blackall Range Independent School, Kureelpa | Independent | Combined | 8.2 km | 108 | 1,039 |
| Mapleton State School, Mapleton | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 177 | 1,048 |
| Yandina State School, Yandina | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 365 | 1,004 |
| Burnside State High School, Burnside | Government | Secondary | 11.8 km | 809 | 988 |
| Burnside State School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 11.8 km | 368 | 984 |
| Nambour Special School, Burnside | Government | Combined | 12.0 km | 132 | 1,002 |
| Nambour State College, Nambour | Government | Combined | 12.3 km | 1,469 | 977 |
| St John's College, Nambour | Catholic | Secondary | 12.4 km | 927 | 1,059 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Nambour | Catholic | Primary | 12.6 km | 341 | 1,045 |
| Nambour Christian College, Woombye | Independent | Combined | 13.8 km | 1,309 | 1,083 |
| Noosa Christian College, Cooroy | Independent | Combined | 13.9 km | 478 | 1,060 |
| Noosa District State High School, Cooroy | Government | Secondary | 14.4 km | 882 | 1,012 |
| Kenilworth State Community College, Kenilworth | Government | Primary | 15.4 km | 44 | 983 |
| Cooroy State School, Cooroy | Government | Primary | 15.6 km | 336 | 1,006 |
| Suncoast Christian College, Woombye | Independent | Combined | 16.7 km | 1,136 | 1,084 |
| Woombye State School, Woombye | Government | Primary | 16.7 km | 423 | 1,014 |
| Palmwoods State School, Palmwoods | Government | Primary | 17.7 km | 485 | 1,030 |
| Federal State School, Federal | Government | Primary | 19.0 km | 55 | 981 |
| Chevallum State School, Chevallum | Government | Primary | 21.0 km | 456 | 1,054 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nicklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30064/nicklin/topic/education