23.0% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lockhart River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lockhart River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 23% of residents in Lockhart River have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a community where many adults leave school early or hold lower-level certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common final school year for 28.3% of people. Overall, school completion is far below the Queensland and Australian figures, with 18.4% of people finishing in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lockhart River, the largest group is Year 10 at 33%, followed by Year 12 (27%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 4.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia, while Certificate III and IV qualifications are more common at 18.4%.
4.9% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Lockhart River, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (17%) and Certificate I / II (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, Education is the most common field of study at 13.3%. Other notable areas include Engineering and related fields at 8.2%, and Health and Architecture at 7.6% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government combined school, which is smaller than most other schools. While there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most areas, the average school advantage score is among the lowest.
5.81
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
141
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
635
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lockhart River
1 school — 141 students, average ICSEA 635.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Lockhart State School, Lockhart River | Government | Combined | 26.8 km | 141 | 635 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lockhart River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31673/lockhart-river/topic/education