16
Higher than 86% 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).
Foulden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Foulden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Sixteen different schools are located within 3 km of Foulden, which is more than 87% of similar areas. This provides local residents with a wide range of educational options compared to other small communities. The area supports a mix of government, Catholic, and independent schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 10 at 67%, ahead of Year 12 (0%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Foulden, Year 10 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 100%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Foulden, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 100%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Foulden has a high number of schools nearby, with an average school size of 669 students, which is much higher than most areas. More than half of these schools are primary, while about 37.5% are secondary.
669
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Foulden
16 schools — 10,699 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Glenella State School, Glenella | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 234 | 977 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School, Mackay West | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 569 | 1,031 |
| Mackay West State School, West Mackay | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 770 | 980 |
| Catherine McAuley College, Mackay | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 606 | 1,026 |
| Northview State School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 331 | 991 |
| Holy Spirit College, Mount Pleasant | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,139 | 1,023 |
| Emmanuel Catholic Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 597 | 1,025 |
| Fitzgerald State School, North Mackay | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 632 | 955 |
| Mackay State High School, South Mackay | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,254 | 936 |
| Mackay North State High School, North Mackay | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,253 | 958 |
| Mackay Central State School, Mackay | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 216 | 908 |
| St Patrick's College, Mackay | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,394 | 1,009 |
| Kutta Mulla Gorinna Special Assistance School, Mackay | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 75 | 811 |
| Mackay North State School, North Mackay | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 401 | 933 |
| Mackay Christian College, North Mackay | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 879 | 1,000 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Mackay | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 349 | 1,016 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Foulden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31077/foulden/topic/education