37.7% ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Broughton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Broughton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 21 percentage points separates Broughton from the national rate of Year 12 completion. Only 37.7% of people here finished high school, and just 6.6% of adults hold a university degree, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school than in most other areas. Just 37.7% completed Year 12, while 30.2% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Broughton, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 6.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas, with Certificate III or IV being the most typical qualification at 43.8%.
6.6% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Broughton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 22.9%, followed by health at 8.9% and management and commerce at 8.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. While these schools are much larger than usual, they have an advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
633
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
935
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Broughton
6 schools — 3,799 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Millchester State School, Millchester | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 132 | 855 |
| Charters Towers School of Distance Education, Millchester | Government | Combined | 6.2 km | 2,395 | 948 |
| All Souls St Gabriels School, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 6.4 km | 431 | 952 |
| Columba Catholic College, Charters Towers | Catholic | Secondary | 6.9 km | 425 | 926 |
| Charters Towers Central State School, Charters Towers City | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 113 | 859 |
| Charters Towers State High School, Charters Towers City | Government | Secondary | 7.3 km | 303 | 879 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broughton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30393/broughton/topic/education