49.7% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Isa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mount Isa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Mount Isa, held by 39.1% of the population. While university degrees are far less common than the national figure, school completion rates have risen by 9.7 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to most other areas, with only 49.7% completing it. This is 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.
Only 14.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure did rise slightly by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
14.5% ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 24.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mount Isa has 13 schools, which is among the largest number of schools for an area at this level. Most students attend government schools (69.2%), and the average school size is lower than most areas.
13
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.00
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
3,623
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
279
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
890
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Isa
13 schools — 3,623 students, average ICSEA 890.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Mount Isa Flexible School, Sunset | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 53 | 736 |
| Sunset State School, Sunset | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 257 | 727 |
| Mount Isa School of the Air, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 175 | 1,009 |
| St Kieran's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 140 | 858 |
| Mount Isa Special School, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 35 | 877 |
| Townview State School, Townview | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 209 | 776 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 434 | 978 |
| Mount Isa Central State School, Mount Isa | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 211 | 791 |
| Barkly Highway State School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 266 | 935 |
| Healy State School, Healy | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 217 | 887 |
| Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct, Parkside | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 926 | 866 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 313 | 1,010 |
| Happy Valley State School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 387 | 927 |
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/sa2/315021405/mount-isa/topic/education