35.9% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Charters Towers City · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Charters Towers City
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Charters Towers City have finished high school compared to most similar areas. Only 35.9% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where university degrees are also much less common than in other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. Many residents left school earlier, with 27% finishing Year 10 and 15% leaving at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Charters Towers City, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.1% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.2% of residents.
10.1% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Charters Towers City, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 11.6%, followed by education at 10.9% and health at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas, though the typical school advantage score is much lower than most areas. Schools here are generally much larger than those in similar places, with an average size of 546 students.
4.68
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
546
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Charters Towers City
8 schools — 4,369 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Charters Towers State High School, Charters Towers City | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 303 | 879 |
| Charters Towers Central State School, Charters Towers City | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 113 | 859 |
| Blackheath and Thornburgh College, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 379 | 965 |
| Charters Towers School of Distance Education, Millchester | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 2,395 | 948 |
| Richmond Hill State School, Richmond Hill | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 191 | 854 |
| Millchester State School, Millchester | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 132 | 855 |
| Columba Catholic College, Charters Towers | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 425 | 926 |
| All Souls St Gabriels School, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 431 | 952 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Charters Towers City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30585/charters-towers-city/topic/education