58.8% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Louisa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mount Louisa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Moderate school completion rates define the educational profile of Mount Louisa, where 58.8% of residents have finished Year 12. While high school completion has climbed since 2011, the area has fewer university graduates than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 7.2 points since 2011 to reach 58.8%, which is about the same as the national figure. This is slightly higher than the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Louisa, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.8% of adults, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.1% of residents.
17.8% ▲ +33.1%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 Louisa, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related subjects at 19.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mount Louisa has two independent schools with a typical size of 578 students, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.89
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 61% 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).
1,155
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
578
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 51% 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 Louisa
25 schools — 16,480 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Eaton College, Mount Louisa | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 27 | 967 |
| Calvary Christian College, Mount Louisa | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,128 | 1,020 |
| St Clare's Catholic School, Burdell | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 714 | 1,022 |
| North Shore State School, Burdell | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 672 | 988 |
| Bohlevale State School, Burdell | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 474 | 891 |
| Heatley Secondary College, Heatley | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 715 | 862 |
| Garbutt State School, Garbutt | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 78 | 775 |
| Townsville Christian College, Vincent | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 442 | 871 |
| Heatley State School, Heatley | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 423 | 838 |
| Mary Help of Christians Catholic College, Shaw | Catholic | Secondary | 5.3 km | 127 | 990 |
| Kirwan State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 698 | 927 |
| Vincent State School, Vincent | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 132 | 772 |
| St Benedict's Catholic School, Shaw | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 613 | 1,014 |
| Currajong State School, Gulliver | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 430 | 904 |
| The Willows State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 876 | 956 |
| Ignatius Park College, Cranbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 6.2 km | 959 | 1,018 |
| Aitkenvale State School, Aitkenvale | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 366 | 870 |
| Marian Catholic School, Currajong | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 374 | 1,042 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic School, Cranbrook | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 686 | 1,010 |
| Kirwan State High School, Kirwan | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 1,922 | 919 |
| Cranbrook State School, Cranbrook | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 592 | 910 |
| Weir State School, Thuringowa Central | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 747 | 838 |
| The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James, Mundingburra | Independent | Combined | 7.3 km | 1,205 | 1,100 |
| Riverside Adventist School, Aitkenvale | Independent | Primary | 7.3 km | 61 | 1,011 |
| Ryan Catholic College, Kirwan | Catholic | Combined | 7.4 km | 2,019 | 1,020 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Louisa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021484/mount-louisa/topic/education