56.4% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Torres · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Torres
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
An 11 percentage point rise in Year 12 completions since 2011 highlights a growing trend of higher schooling attainment in Torres. While more residents are finishing school and getting degrees, the area still trails behind state and national figures for university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.4% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the Queensland figure. This reflects a significant jump from 45.8% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Torres, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.0%, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 31.3%.
15.0% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 Torres, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Torres are spread across several fields, with health (13.5%) and management and commerce (13.4%) being the most common, followed by engineering at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Torres has two schools with a total of 1,392 enrolments, split evenly between government and Catholic sectors. The average school size is among the highest for similar areas, though the average school advantage score is among the lowest.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.23
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,392
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
696
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
759
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Torres
2 schools — 1,392 students, average ICSEA 759.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Tagai State College, Thursday Island | Government | Combined | — | 1,261 | 742 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben, Thursday Island | Catholic | Primary | — | 131 | 918 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Torres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36950/torres/topic/education