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Education & Qualifications in Surat

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

Year 10 is the most common highest school year completed in Surat, where only 29% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, and the proportion of school finishers has fallen since 2011.

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Where Surat sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.0% ▲ +283.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Surat — lower than 60% of areas.

Surat10.0%
4417, QLD 11.3%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion rates for Year 12 are much lower than most areas, sitting 28 points below the Queensland average. While 33.8% of residents peaked at Year 10, over a quarter finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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29.0% ▼ -13.1%

Lower than 82% 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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In Surat, the largest group is Year 10 at 37%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (28%).

Year 10 33.8% Year 12 29.0% Year 9 or below 25.5% Year 11 3.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 10% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though the number of degrees rose 7.4 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.0% ▲ +283.7%

Lower than 60% 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 Surat, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 44.8% Bachelor degree 17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Of those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 14.7%, followed closely by health at 14.0% and education at 12.6%.

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 Surat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322114/surat/topic/education