51.4% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Garbutt - West End · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Garbutt - West End
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school and university in Garbutt - West End since 2011. While the typical resident is less likely to have a degree than the national figure, the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose by 5.4 percentage points over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. This result is a significant improvement on 2011, when only 43.8% had finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Garbutt - West End, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Roughly 19.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little below the Queensland average. Certificates III or IV are the most common qualification held by residents at 31.5%.
19.5% ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Garbutt - West End, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 14.1%, followed closely by society and culture and management and commerce, both at around 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 schools in the area serving 393 students, with primary schools making up two-thirds of the total. While there are many schools within 3km, the local schools are much smaller than most and have some of the lowest advantage scores.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.33
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 73% 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).
393
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
131
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
835
Lower than 99% 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 Garbutt - West End
32 schools — 16,553 students, average ICSEA 988.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 8 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Garbutt State School, Garbutt | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 78 | 775 |
| Cleveland Education and Training Centre, Rowes Bay | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 98 | 720 |
| Belgian Gardens State School, Belgian Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 595 | 1,055 |
| Marian Catholic School, Currajong | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 374 | 1,042 |
| Currajong State School, Gulliver | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 430 | 904 |
| Townsville Grammar School, North Ward | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,288 | 1,116 |
| Townsville West State School, West End | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 111 | 866 |
| Townsville Christian College, Vincent | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 442 | 871 |
| Townsville Flexible School, West End | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 204 | 842 |
| St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 707 | 1,014 |
| Hermit Park State School, Hyde Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 630 | 1,028 |
| Townsville Central State School, North Ward | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 144 | 930 |
| Pimlico State High School, Gulliver | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,465 | 987 |
| Vincent State School, Vincent | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 132 | 772 |
| Townsville State High School, Railway Estate | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 841 | 924 |
| St Patrick's College Townsville, Townsville | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 663 | 1,024 |
| Heatley Secondary College, Heatley | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 715 | 862 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand, North Ward | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 355 | 1,100 |
| Mundingburra State School, Mundingburra | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 506 | 965 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 356 | 1,078 |
| The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James, Mundingburra | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,205 | 1,100 |
| Calvary Christian College, Mount Louisa | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,128 | 1,020 |
| Railway Estate State School, Railway Estate | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 179 | 916 |
| Eaton College, Mount Louisa | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 27 | 967 |
| Aitkenvale State School, Aitkenvale | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 366 | 870 |
| Heatley State School, Heatley | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 423 | 838 |
| Townsville South State School, South Townsville | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 95 | 909 |
| Ignatius Park College, Cranbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 5.2 km | 959 | 1,018 |
| Riverside Adventist School, Aitkenvale | Independent | Primary | 5.6 km | 61 | 1,011 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic School, Cranbrook | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 686 | 1,010 |
| Cranbrook State School, Cranbrook | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 592 | 910 |
| Kirwan State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 698 | 927 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Garbutt - West End [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021475/garbutt-west-end/topic/education