67.6% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Cotton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Cotton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 68% of residents in Mount Cotton have completed Year 12, a figure far above the state average. This high level of school completion sets the tone for an area where educational attainment is generally strong compared to similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is 67.6%, which is well above the national figure and far above the Queensland rate of 57.1%. Very few residents left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Cotton, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the Queensland average but well below the national figure. Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common, held by 36.4% of residents.
21.6% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 Mount Cotton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Mount Cotton are most commonly in management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has an average school advantage score of 1,051, which is much higher than most similar areas. While there are 13 schools within 3km, there are only 0.53 schools for every 1,000 children, among the lowest at this level.
0.53
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
908
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Cotton
13 schools — 11,809 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Mount Cotton State School, Mount Cotton | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 605 | 1,047 |
| Kimberley Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 667 | 1,034 |
| Shailer Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 447 | 994 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Cornubia | Catholic | Secondary | 5.5 km | 932 | 1,043 |
| Sheldon College, Sheldon | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 1,481 | 1,124 |
| Shailer Park State High School, Shailer Park | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 958 | 998 |
| St Matthew's School, Cornubia | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 561 | 1,055 |
| Daisy Hill State School, Daisy Hill | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 241 | 940 |
| John Paul College, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 7.1 km | 2,235 | 1,117 |
| St Edward the Confessor School, Daisy Hill | Catholic | Primary | 7.2 km | 542 | 1,068 |
| Victoria Point State High School, Victoria Point | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 1,111 | 965 |
| Bay View State School, Thornlands | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 809 | 1,008 |
| Carmel College, Thornlands | Catholic | Secondary | 7.7 km | 1,220 | 1,045 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Cotton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31952/mount-cotton/topic/education