51.4% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Fox · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Fox
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of residents in Mount Fox have finished Year 12, though this is well below the national figure. The area is sparsely populated and has a very small number of people with university degrees, reflecting a workforce focused on practical qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.4% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas, but still well below the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Fox, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Fox, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 25.5%, followed by architecture, building, agriculture, and environment.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, though it is very small with an average size of just six students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
6
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% 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 Fox
1 school — 6 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mount Fox State School, Mount Fox | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 6 | 954 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Fox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31962/mount-fox/topic/education