47.3% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Allenstown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Allenstown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Allenstown have remained steady, though they trail behind state and national figures. Fewer than half of residents have finished Year 12, and only 16.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 47.3%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and far below the Australian average of 58.8%. About 23.5% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 11.9% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Allenstown, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with 16.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.4% of people.
16.5% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
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 Allenstown, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 15.6%, followed by engineering at 13.8% and management and commerce at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by 16 schools within 3 km, a larger number than about 87% of similar places. Local schools are typically larger than most, with half being government-run and 31.3% Catholic.
4.10
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
454
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Allenstown
16 schools — 7,269 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Rockhampton | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 357 | 1,039 |
| Allenstown State School, Allenstown | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 296 | 884 |
| Rockhampton Flexible School, Rockhampton | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 86 | 868 |
| The Cathedral College, Rockhampton | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,357 | 1,031 |
| Rockhampton Girls Grammar School, Rockhampton | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 405 | 1,022 |
| Depot Hill State School, Depot Hill | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 48 | 819 |
| Rockhampton Special School, Rockhampton | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 103 | 925 |
| The Rockhampton Grammar School, Rockhampton | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,472 | 1,069 |
| Crescent Lagoon State School, West Rockhampton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 362 | 903 |
| Port Curtis Road State School, Port Curtis | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 74 | 890 |
| The Hall State School, Wandal | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 309 | 936 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wandal | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 366 | 1,026 |
| Kingsley College, Berserker | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 274 | 966 |
| Rockhampton State High School, Wandal | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,256 | 910 |
| Park Avenue State School, Park Avenue | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 163 | 864 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Park Avenue | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 341 | 990 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Allenstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30037/allenstown/topic/education