29.4% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Horse Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Horse Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 29.4% of people in Horse Creek have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This highlights a community where few residents have finished high school or gone on to earn higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Around 29.4% of residents finished Year 10, while 23.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Horse Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (33%) and Year 10 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 6.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though 44.1% of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
6.8% ▲ +30.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Horse Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 29.4%, followed by Society and Culture at 17.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km, though they are smaller than most areas. These schools have an advantage score among the lowest at this level.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
177
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
853
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Horse Creek
2 schools — 353 students, average ICSEA 853.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Mount Morgan Central State School, Mount Morgan | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 123 | 822 |
| Mount Morgan State High School, Mount Morgan | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 230 | 869 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Horse Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31361/horse-creek/topic/education