52.1% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Arcturus · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Arcturus
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Arcturus have completed Year 12 than in most similar areas. Despite this, the typical level of schooling and university degrees here is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.1% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this remains well below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 23.4% of residents left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Arcturus, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.7%, which is around the middle for similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 34.5% of adults.
16.7% ▲ +62.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Arcturus, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (28%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often in Agriculture and Environment at 25.9%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 19.0% and Society and Culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Arcturus has two schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are small and split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
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).
96
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Arcturus
2 schools — 191 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Springsure | Catholic | Primary | 28.2 km | 23 | 1,038 |
| Springsure State School, Springsure | Government | Combined | 28.5 km | 168 | 944 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Arcturus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30082/arcturus/topic/education