58.3% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hermit Park - Rosslea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Hermit Park - Rosslea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the national figure for university degrees, Hermit Park - Rosslea has seen steady gains in its educational levels. While 22.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the proportion of people finishing high school has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people are finishing school here than in 2011, with 58.3% now completing Year 12. This is a little above the Queensland figure and about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hermit Park - Rosslea, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen to 22.6%, which is about the same as the state average but well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.4% of residents.
22.6% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 Hermit Park - Rosslea, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with the most common being management and commerce at 14.9%, followed by health at 12.9% and society and culture at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by education facilities, with 27 schools located within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas.
27
Higher than 64% 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).
Schools serving Hermit Park - Rosslea
27 schools — 14,920 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Hermit Park State School, Hyde Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 630 | 1,028 |
| St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 707 | 1,014 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 356 | 1,078 |
| Mundingburra State School, Mundingburra | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 506 | 965 |
| Townsville State High School, Railway Estate | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 841 | 924 |
| Oonoonba State School, Idalia | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 525 | 995 |
| Railway Estate State School, Railway Estate | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 179 | 916 |
| Townsville Flexible School, West End | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 204 | 842 |
| Pimlico State High School, Gulliver | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,465 | 987 |
| Townsville West State School, West End | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 111 | 866 |
| Marian Catholic School, Currajong | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 374 | 1,042 |
| The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James, Mundingburra | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,205 | 1,100 |
| William Ross State High School, Annandale | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 862 | 955 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Annandale | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,479 | 1,048 |
| Currajong State School, Gulliver | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 430 | 904 |
| Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special School, Mundingburra | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 198 | 930 |
| Townsville South State School, South Townsville | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 95 | 909 |
| Annandale Christian College, Annandale | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 687 | 1,069 |
| Annandale State School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 722 | 1,019 |
| Townsville Grammar School, North Ward | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,288 | 1,116 |
| Wulguru State School, Wulguru | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 212 | 827 |
| Yallorin Yimba Silver Lining School, Cluden | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 26 | 791 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand, North Ward | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 355 | 1,100 |
| Townsville Central State School, North Ward | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 144 | 930 |
| St Patrick's College Townsville, Townsville | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 663 | 1,024 |
| Riverside Adventist School, Aitkenvale | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 61 | 1,011 |
| Belgian Gardens State School, Belgian Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 595 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hermit Park - Rosslea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021478/hermit-park-rosslea/topic/education