32.1% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fisher · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fisher
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower rates of formal schooling than most similar areas define the educational profile of Fisher. Very few adults here hold a university degree, and only 32.1% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.1% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% Australian average. Many residents finished at a lower level, with 28.6% listing Year 10 as their highest grade.
Highest year of school
View on map →Fisher splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 11 at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure far below both the state and national averages. Instead, most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 63% of the total.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Fisher, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications here are in technical or practical fields, with 37% in engineering and 22.2% in architecture and building.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fisher has more schools within 3km than 85% of similar areas, with 13 facilities available. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is among the lowest for its level.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
279
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
890
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fisher
13 schools — 3,623 students, average ICSEA 890.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Townview State School, Townview | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 209 | 776 |
| Mount Isa Special School, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 35 | 877 |
| Healy State School, Healy | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 217 | 887 |
| Mount Isa School of the Air, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 175 | 1,009 |
| St Kieran's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 140 | 858 |
| Mount Isa Flexible School, Sunset | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 53 | 736 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 313 | 1,010 |
| Happy Valley State School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 387 | 927 |
| Sunset State School, Sunset | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 257 | 727 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 434 | 978 |
| Mount Isa Central State School, Mount Isa | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 211 | 791 |
| Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct, Parkside | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 926 | 866 |
| Barkly Highway State School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 266 | 935 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fisher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31041/fisher/topic/education