39.9% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mossman · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mossman
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Mossman have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 39.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means a large part of the local workforce relies on practical skills and trade certificates rather than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the Queensland average, with only 39.9% of people finishing Year 12. Many residents left school earlier, including 24.5% who finished Year 10 and 12.8% who finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mossman, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.8% of the population.
10.1% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Mossman, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 16.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mossman has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with three schools within 3 km. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than most similar areas.
7.32
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
328
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mossman
3 schools — 983 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Mossman State School, Mossman | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 321 | 879 |
| St Augustine's School, Mossman | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 109 | 1,002 |
| Mossman State High School, Mossman | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 553 | 938 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mossman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31929/mossman/topic/education