45.8% ▲ +57.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McDesme · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in McDesme
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in McDesme have finished Year 12, making it an area where formal schooling levels are quite low. This trend is seen in the adult population too, where only 7.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.8% of people here completed Year 12, a result that is far below both the Queensland and Australian figures. About a quarter of residents finished Year 10, while 9.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In McDesme, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a much lower rate of university degrees than most places, with only 7.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, half of the qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.8% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 McDesme, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 28.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
McDesme has more schools within 3km than about 80% of similar areas, though the average school size is lower than most. Government schools make up 75% of the local sector.
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).
170
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving McDesme
8 schools — 1,356 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Home Hill State School, Home Hill | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 128 | 875 |
| Maidavale State School, Airville | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 11 | 957 |
| Ayr State School, Ayr | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 60 | 763 |
| Burdekin School, Ayr | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 19 | 945 |
| Ayr State High School, Ayr | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 497 | 925 |
| St Francis Catholic School, Ayr | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 222 | 1,007 |
| Burdekin Christian College, Ayr | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 380 | 949 |
| Jarvisfield State School, Jarvisfield | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 39 | 839 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in McDesme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31789/mcdesme/topic/education