54.8% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Happy Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Happy Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of schools for the population marks Happy Valley, which has 5.38 schools per 1,000 children. This is higher than most similar areas, though the local community generally has lower qualification levels than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is a little below the Queensland average and well below the national result.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Happy Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are mostly trade-based, with 41.2% holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 14.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state figure and far below the national average.
14.7% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 Happy Valley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 25.4%, followed by management and commerce at 12.3% and health at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Eight schools are located within 3km, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas. Government schools make up 75% of the local sector, with most being primary schools.
5.38
Higher than 60% 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).
342
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
898
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Happy Valley
8 schools — 2,732 students, average ICSEA 898.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Happy Valley State School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 387 | 927 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 313 | 1,010 |
| Healy State School, Healy | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 217 | 887 |
| Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct, Parkside | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 926 | 866 |
| Townview State School, Townview | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 209 | 776 |
| Mount Isa Central State School, Mount Isa | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 211 | 791 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 434 | 978 |
| Mount Isa Special School, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 35 | 877 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Happy Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31295/happy-valley/topic/education