36.6% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mosman Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mosman Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Mosman Park compared to the rest of the country. Only 36.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap continues into higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 36.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 21.8% of the population peaked at Year 10, while 13.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mosman Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, trade and vocational certificates are more common, with 30.3% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.6% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Mosman Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 15.5%, followed by Education at 11% and Management and commerce at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than in most other areas, though they have a much lower average advantage score.
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).
546
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mosman Park
8 schools — 4,369 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Charters Towers School of Distance Education, Millchester | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 2,395 | 948 |
| Millchester State School, Millchester | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 132 | 855 |
| Charters Towers State High School, Charters Towers City | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 303 | 879 |
| Charters Towers Central State School, Charters Towers City | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 113 | 859 |
| Blackheath and Thornburgh College, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 379 | 965 |
| Richmond Hill State School, Richmond Hill | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 191 | 854 |
| All Souls St Gabriels School, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 431 | 952 |
| Columba Catholic College, Charters Towers | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 425 | 926 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mosman Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31927/mosman-park/topic/education