51.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount French · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount French
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Mount French have finished high school or university than the state or national average. Only 51.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure. This trend continues into higher education, where university degrees are much less common here than across the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of the population finished Year 12, a result that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average. Another 20.7% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount French, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.1% of the area, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.7% of people.
14.1% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Mount French, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 41%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with health (19.2%) and education (17.3%) being the most common, followed by engineering and related studies at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. Two-thirds of these are government primary schools, while the remaining third is a Catholic secondary school.
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).
280
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% 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 French
3 schools — 840 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Boonah State School, Boonah | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 104 | 948 |
| All Saints' School, Boonah | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 137 | 1,018 |
| Boonah State High School, Boonah | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 599 | 984 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount French [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31963/mount-french/topic/education