33.3% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Horton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Horton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Horton have remained low compared to the wider region. Only 33.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 33.3% finishing Year 12. This is 24 points below the Queensland average and 26 points below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →Horton splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 7.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average, while 45% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.2% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Horton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Graduate diploma / certificate is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Horton most commonly studied Engineering and related fields, at 21%, followed by Management and Commerce at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one primary school, which is Catholic. This school is smaller than most areas and sits around the middle for its advantage score.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
149
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Horton
1 school — 149 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1
| St Joseph's School, Childers | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 149 | 993 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Horton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31364/horton/topic/education