45.9% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Harristown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Harristown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Harristown. While there are many schools in the area, the community has lower rates of high school and university completion compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have finished Year 12 here than in most of Australia, with only 45.9% doing so. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Harristown, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.9%, which is well below the Queensland average of 21.9%.
14.9% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 Harristown, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 14.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Harristown has 30 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level. These schools are generally much larger than those in most other areas, though there are fewer schools per child.
2.38
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Harristown
30 schools — 16,378 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 10 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Concordia Lutheran College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 664 | 1,066 |
| Harristown State High School, Harristown | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,641 | 929 |
| Harristown State School, Harristown | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 446 | 859 |
| St Anthony's School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 234 | 998 |
| Clifford Park Special School, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 183 | 937 |
| The Glennie School, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 700 | 1,073 |
| Darling Heights State School, Darling Heights | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 607 | 944 |
| Newtown State School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 337 | 900 |
| Darling Downs Adventist College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 362 | 1,038 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 454 | 1,029 |
| St Mary's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 930 | 1,017 |
| St Saviour's Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 486 | 1,048 |
| St Saviour's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 295 | 986 |
| St Ursula's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 401 | 1,043 |
| Glenvale State School, Glenvale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 658 | 971 |
| Drayton State School, Drayton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 165 | 929 |
| Glenvale Christian School, Glenvale | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 127 | 1,037 |
| Toowoomba North State School, Toowoomba | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 237 | 909 |
| Highlands Christian College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 670 | 1,060 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 319 | 1,032 |
| The Industry School - Toowoomba, Toowoomba City | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 92 | 1,024 |
| Holy Name Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 148 | 987 |
| Centenary Heights State High School, Centenary Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,738 | 1,006 |
| Toowoomba West Special School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 140 | 953 |
| Middle Ridge State School, Middle Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 735 | 1,044 |
| Wilsonton State School, Wilsonton | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 438 | 893 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 246 | 998 |
| Toowoomba East State School, East Toowoomba | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 867 | 1,067 |
| St Joseph's College, Rangeville | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 913 | 1,044 |
| Toowoomba Grammar School, East Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,145 | 1,096 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Harristown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31300/harristown/topic/education