64.8% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blue Mountain Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blue Mountain Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become a hallmark of Blue Mountain Heights, where 36.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure, marking the area as one of the most qualified places in the region. Residents are also more likely to have finished high school than people across the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 64.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blue Mountain Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high proportion of university-qualified adults, with 32.7% holding a bachelor degree. This result is far above the state and national averages.
36.8% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 36.8%
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 Blue Mountain Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with the most common being management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by education at 16.4% and health at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have a higher advantage score than usual.
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).
584
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blue Mountain Heights
5 schools — 2,918 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Catholic 2 · Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Toowoomba Christian College, Highfields | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 810 | 1,066 |
| Good Samaritan College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 79 | 950 |
| Rockville State School, Rockville | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 189 | 810 |
| Highfields State School, Highfields | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 653 | 1,037 |
| Downlands College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,187 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blue Mountain Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30291/blue-mountain-heights/topic/education