45.5% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Longreach · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Longreach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Longreach have finished school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While 45.5% of residents have now completed Year 12, this remains far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend toward higher attainment is also seen in university degrees, which have risen to 14.2%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher here than in most similar areas, though it is still far below the Queensland average. This rate has climbed 3.4 percentage points since 2011, with 22.5% of people stopping at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Longreach, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common than in the rest of the country, as only 14.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.9% of residents.
14.2% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Longreach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Longreach are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 12.3%, followed by engineering at 11.2% and health at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Longreach has 6 schools, which is a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. However, these schools are much smaller than usual, with an average size of 112 students.
6
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.81
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
669
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
112
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
957
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Longreach
6 schools — 669 students, average ICSEA 957.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Longreach State High School, Longreach | Government | Secondary | — | 205 | 932 |
| Longreach School of Distance Education, Longreach | Government | Combined | — | 198 | 977 |
| Longreach State School, Longreach | Government | Primary | — | 126 | 956 |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Longreach | Catholic | Primary | — | 117 | 978 |
| Isisford State School, Isisford | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 899 |
| Ilfracombe State School, Ilfracombe | Government | Primary | — | 9 | 892 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Longreach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34710/longreach/topic/education