37.0% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common attainment in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham, held by 40.8% of adults. This region has far fewer people finishing high school or university than the state or national averages, though school completion has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This rate is much lower than most similar areas, although it rose 5.6 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.8% of the population, which is among the lowest at this level and far below the national figure of 26.3%.
8.8% ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 21.2%, followed by management and commerce at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 48 schools, which is more than about 86% of similar regions, resulting in a very high number of schools per 1,000 children. However, the typical school size of 188 students is much lower than most areas.
48
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.51
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9,037
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
188
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham
48 schools — 9,037 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 35 · Catholic 9 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 8 · Combined 7
| Charters Towers School of Distance Education, Millchester | Government | Combined | — | 2,395 | 948 |
| East Ayr State School, Ayr | Government | Primary | — | 500 | 952 |
| Ayr State High School, Ayr | Government | Secondary | — | 497 | 925 |
| All Souls St Gabriels School, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | — | 431 | 952 |
| Columba Catholic College, Charters Towers | Catholic | Secondary | — | 425 | 926 |
| Ingham State High School, Ingham | Government | Secondary | — | 422 | 923 |
| Burdekin Christian College, Ayr | Independent | Combined | — | 380 | 949 |
| Blackheath and Thornburgh College, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | — | 379 | 965 |
| Ingham State School, Ingham | Government | Primary | — | 334 | 932 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Ingham | Catholic | Primary | — | 327 | 1,000 |
| Bwgcolman Community School, Palm Island | Government | Combined | — | 315 | 675 |
| Gilroy Santa Maria College, Ingham | Catholic | Secondary | — | 313 | 982 |
| Charters Towers State High School, Charters Towers City | Government | Secondary | — | 303 | 879 |
| Burdekin Catholic High School, Ayr | Catholic | Secondary | — | 293 | 989 |
| St Francis Catholic School, Ayr | Catholic | Primary | — | 222 | 1,007 |
| Richmond Hill State School, Richmond Hill | Government | Primary | — | 191 | 854 |
| Home Hill State High School, Home Hill | Government | Secondary | — | 165 | 891 |
| Millchester State School, Millchester | Government | Primary | — | 132 | 855 |
| Home Hill State School, Home Hill | Government | Primary | — | 128 | 875 |
| St Michael's Catholic School, Palm Island | Catholic | Primary | — | 127 | 646 |
| St Colman's Catholic School, Home Hill | Catholic | Primary | — | 118 | 964 |
| Charters Towers Central State School, Charters Towers City | Government | Primary | — | 113 | 859 |
| St Teresa's College, Abergowrie | Catholic | Secondary | — | 78 | 691 |
| Ayr State School, Ayr | Government | Primary | — | 60 | 763 |
| Giru State School, Giru | Government | Primary | — | 60 | 925 |
| Jarvisfield State School, Jarvisfield | Government | Primary | — | 39 | 839 |
| Victoria Plantation State School, Victoria Plantation | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 908 |
| St Peter's Catholic School, Halifax | Catholic | Primary | — | 21 | 879 |
| Forrest Beach State School, Forrest Beach | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 910 |
| Burdekin School, Ayr | Government | Combined | — | 19 | 945 |
| Pentland State School, Pentland | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 887 |
| Brandon State School, Brandon | Government | Primary | — | 18 | 834 |
| Toobanna State School, Toobanna | Government | Primary | — | 18 | 798 |
| Airville State School, Airville | Government | Primary | — | 17 | 988 |
| Trebonne State School, Trebonne | Government | Primary | — | 16 | 894 |
| Clare State School, Clare | Government | Primary | — | 15 | 958 |
| Kalamia State School, Brandon | Government | Primary | — | 15 | 883 |
| Greenvale State School, Greenvale | Government | Primary | — | 12 | 851 |
| Maidavale State School, Airville | Government | Primary | — | 11 | 957 |
| Macknade State School, Macknade | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 965 |
| Abergowrie State School, Abergowrie | Government | Primary | — | 9 | 947 |
| Osborne State School, Osborne | Government | Primary | — | 9 | 916 |
| Hinchinbrook Christian School, Ingham | Independent | Combined | — | 7 | 960 |
| Ravenswood State School, Ravenswood | Government | Primary | — | 7 | 916 |
| Halifax State School, Halifax | Government | Primary | — | 6 | 758 |
| Millaroo State School, Millaroo | Government | Primary | — | 6 | — |
| Mount Fox State School, Mount Fox | Government | Primary | — | 6 | 954 |
| Homestead State School, Homestead | Government | Primary | — | 4 | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31801/charters-towers-ayr-ingham/topic/education