37.1% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wulguru - Roseneath · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wulguru - Roseneath
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of residents in Wulguru - Roseneath finished school at Year 10, making it the most common point of departure from education. The area has a lower level of formal schooling and university qualifications than both the state and national figures, though these numbers have risen slightly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.1% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas, although the rate rose by 3.2 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Wulguru - Roseneath splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 12 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 9.4% of adults, placing the area among the lowest for this qualification. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 40.7%.
9.4% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Wulguru - Roseneath, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 18.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.6% and Society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has just one primary school, which is run by the government. This school is much smaller than most others in similar areas, with total enrolments of 212 students.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.19
Lower than 79% 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).
212
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
212
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
827
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 Wulguru - Roseneath
13 schools — 6,259 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Secondary 6 · Primary 6 · Combined 1
| Yallorin Yimba Silver Lining School, Cluden | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 26 | 791 |
| Wulguru State School, Wulguru | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 212 | 827 |
| Oonoonba State School, Idalia | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 525 | 995 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Annandale | Catholic | Combined | 6.2 km | 1,479 | 1,048 |
| William Ross State High School, Annandale | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 862 | 955 |
| Railway Estate State School, Railway Estate | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 179 | 916 |
| Townsville South State School, South Townsville | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 95 | 909 |
| Townsville State High School, Railway Estate | Government | Secondary | 7.8 km | 841 | 924 |
| St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Park | Catholic | Secondary | 8.3 km | 707 | 1,014 |
| Townsville Flexible School, West End | Catholic | Secondary | 8.6 km | 204 | 842 |
| Townsville West State School, West End | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 111 | 866 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand, North Ward | Catholic | Primary | 9.1 km | 355 | 1,100 |
| St Patrick's College Townsville, Townsville | Catholic | Secondary | 9.2 km | 663 | 1,024 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wulguru - Roseneath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021491/wulguru-roseneath/topic/education