33.3% ▲ +833.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mossman Gorge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mossman Gorge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Mossman Gorge compared to the rest of the country. Only 33.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in basic schooling is a defining feature of the area's educational profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures. About a quarter of residents left school in Year 9 or below, while 23.2% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mossman Gorge, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 9 or below (28%) and Year 10 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.6% of adults, which is well below the Queensland figure. The most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.8% of residents.
12.6% ▲ —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Mossman Gorge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Mossman Gorge are most often in food, hospitality and personal services (18.3%), followed by management and commerce at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three schools are located within 3km, more than about 70% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score of 926 is much lower than most areas.
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 Gorge
3 schools — 983 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Augustine's School, Mossman | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 109 | 1,002 |
| Mossman State High School, Mossman | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 553 | 938 |
| Mossman State School, Mossman | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 321 | 879 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mossman Gorge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31930/mossman-gorge/topic/education