53.6% ▲ +81.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Miles End · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Miles End
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Miles End have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, though the area still lags behind the wider state. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where only 12.7% of adults hold a university degree, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.6% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is higher than similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Around 21.9% of the community finished at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Miles End, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 47%, while those with a bachelor degree or higher are far below the national average. The typical qualification level is around the middle for areas of this type.
12.7% ▲ +119.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Miles End, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 26.9%, followed by society and culture at 16.4% and management and commerce at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. Most are government schools (69.2%) and primary institutions, though the average school advantage score is among the lowest for its level.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
279
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
890
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Miles End
13 schools — 3,623 students, average ICSEA 890.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Mount Isa Central State School, Mount Isa | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 211 | 791 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 434 | 978 |
| Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct, Parkside | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 926 | 866 |
| Barkly Highway State School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 266 | 935 |
| St Kieran's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 140 | 858 |
| Mount Isa School of the Air, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 175 | 1,009 |
| Townview State School, Townview | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 209 | 776 |
| Mount Isa Special School, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 35 | 877 |
| Mount Isa Flexible School, Sunset | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 53 | 736 |
| Healy State School, Healy | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 217 | 887 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 313 | 1,010 |
| Happy Valley State School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 387 | 927 |
| Sunset State School, Sunset | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 257 | 727 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Miles End [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31834/miles-end/topic/education