30.7% ▲ +72.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Smithtown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Smithtown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Smithtown have remained low over the last decade. Only 30.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in a small number of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Smithtown finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with only 30.7% completing Year 12. The most common highest year of schooling reached here is Year 10, at 35.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Smithtown, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare in the area, as the 5.7% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, over half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
5.7% ▲ +80.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Smithtown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 14.4%, followed closely by society and culture at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by two small government primary schools. While there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most areas, the average school size of 37 is much lower than elsewhere.
7.94
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
37
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Smithtown
2 schools — 73 students, average ICSEA 916.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Smithtown Public School, Smithtown | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 54 | 885 |
| Gladstone Public School, Gladstone | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 19 | 1,004 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Smithtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13580/smithtown/topic/education