29.3% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Black Jack · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Black Jack
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Black Jack have completed high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 29.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is seen across the board, with very few adults holding a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 29.3% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. About 29.3% of the population stopped at Year 10, and 18.1% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Black Jack splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.8% of residents.
9.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Black Jack, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 14.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 8.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5 schools within 3 km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. While the average school size of 664 is much higher than most areas, the average school advantage score is much lower.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
664
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Black Jack
5 schools — 3,322 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Charters Towers State High School, Charters Towers City | Government | Secondary | 14.6 km | 303 | 879 |
| Charters Towers School of Distance Education, Millchester | Government | Combined | 14.7 km | 2,395 | 948 |
| Charters Towers Central State School, Charters Towers City | Government | Primary | 14.9 km | 113 | 859 |
| Blackheath and Thornburgh College, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 15.2 km | 379 | 965 |
| Millchester State School, Millchester | Government | Primary | 15.3 km | 132 | 855 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Black Jack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30266/black-jack/topic/education