3
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality 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).
Ashby Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ashby Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational patterns on Ashby Island have remained stable over the last decade. The area is sparsely populated and primarily non-residential, with only a few primary school options available for the small number of residents.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 10 at 64%, ahead of Year 12 (21%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ashby Island, Year 10 is the majority at 75%; Year 12 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Postgraduate degree at 0%, ahead of Graduate diploma / certificate (0%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three primary schools are located within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are small, with an average size of 122 students, and the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
122
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ashby Island
3 schools — 367 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Harwood Island Public School, Harwood | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 34 | 943 |
| Maclean Public School, Maclean | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 198 | 908 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Maclean | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 135 | 1,019 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ashby Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10097/ashby-island/topic/education