Analysis of the share of the population attending educational institutions in Etheridge (S) in 2021 compared to FNQROC region shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 6.9% of the population were attending primary school, 1.4% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 2.9% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 7.8%, 6.7% and 4.5% respectively for FNQROC region.
The major differences between the share of the population attending learning institutions in Etheridge (S) and FNQROC region were:
- A larger percentage of persons not attending (73.4% compared to 68.8%)
- A smaller percentage of persons attending a secondary school (any type) (1.4% compared to 6.7%)
- A smaller percentage of persons attending a Government secondary school (0.0% compared to 4.4%)
- A smaller percentage of persons attending a Catholic primary school (0.0% compared to 2.3%)