49.4% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Isa · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Mount Isa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 10 percentage points more people in Mount Isa finished Year 12 in 2021 than in 2011. While these education levels are rising, the city remains well below the national figure for school and university completions. It is a place where practical qualifications are common, with 14.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents, 49.4%, have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Isa, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 38.9%. The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 14.3% since 2011, though this is still far below the Australian average.
14.3% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Mount Isa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most popular area of study for qualified residents, making up 24.6% of degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mount Isa has 14 schools with a total of 3,655 enrolments, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
14
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.19
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,655
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
261
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
889
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Isa
14 schools — 3,655 students, average ICSEA 889.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct, Parkside | Government | Secondary | — | 926 | 866 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa | Catholic | Secondary | — | 434 | 978 |
| Happy Valley State School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | — | 387 | 927 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | — | 313 | 1,010 |
| Barkly Highway State School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | — | 266 | 935 |
| Sunset State School, Sunset | Government | Primary | — | 257 | 727 |
| Healy State School, Healy | Government | Primary | — | 217 | 887 |
| Mount Isa Central State School, Mount Isa | Government | Primary | — | 211 | 791 |
| Townview State School, Townview | Government | Primary | — | 209 | 776 |
| Mount Isa School of the Air, Pioneer | Government | Combined | — | 175 | 1,009 |
| St Kieran's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | — | 140 | 858 |
| Mount Isa Flexible School, Sunset | Catholic | Secondary | — | 53 | 736 |
| Mount Isa Special School, Pioneer | Government | Combined | — | 35 | 877 |
| Camooweal State School, Camooweal | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 723 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35300/mount-isa/topic/education