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El Arish · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in El Arish

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

Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in El Arish, held by 45.6% of residents. This is a community where very few people hold university degrees, and the proportion of people finishing high school has dropped since 2011.

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Where El Arish sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

2.4% ▼ -33.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is El Arish — lower than 99% of areas.

El Arish2.4%
4855, QLD 8.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 29.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas, and the rate has fallen by 6.2 points over the last decade.

Completed Year 12

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29.7% ▼ -17.3%

Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.

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

Highest year of school

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El Arish splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.

Year 10 31.7% Year 12 29.7% Year 9 or below 15.8% Year 11 11.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 2.4% of adults, placing El Arish among the lowest for this qualification. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia and has dipped slightly since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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2.4% ▼ -33.4%

Lower than 99% of urban centre 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 El Arish, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 45.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.6% Certificate I / II 8.7% Bachelor degree 4.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 19.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.7%.

Field of qualification

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In El Arish, the largest group is Engineering & related at 26%, followed by Management & commerce (16%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (13%).

Engineering & related 19.4% Management & commerce 11.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 9.7% Health 7.8% Education 7.8% Architecture & building 4.9% Society & culture 4.9% Creative arts 4.9% Agriculture & environment 2.9%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in El Arish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322039/el-arish/topic/education