44.9% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Breakaway · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Breakaway
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Breakaway have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 44.9% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower formal schooling is reflected in the low number of university degrees held by adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below Queensland levels, with only 44.9% of residents finishing Year 12. About 22.8% of people stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Breakaway, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is just 6.1%, which is far below the 26.3% national average. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
6.1% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Breakaway, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 75%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, engineering and related fields are the most common at 33%, followed by architecture and building at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Breakaway has more schools within 3km than about 81% of similar areas, though the average school size is lower than most. Government schools make up 66.7% of the local sector.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
192
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
866
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Breakaway
9 schools — 1,731 students, average ICSEA 866.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Mount Isa Special School, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 35 | 877 |
| Mount Isa School of the Air, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 175 | 1,009 |
| Townview State School, Townview | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 209 | 776 |
| Mount Isa Flexible School, Sunset | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 53 | 736 |
| St Kieran's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 140 | 858 |
| Sunset State School, Sunset | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 257 | 727 |
| Healy State School, Healy | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 217 | 887 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 434 | 978 |
| Mount Isa Central State School, Mount Isa | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 211 | 791 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Breakaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30365/breakaway/topic/education