69.5% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Lofty · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Lofty
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Mount Lofty have finished high school and university than in most similar areas. This high level of schooling is seen in the 36.5% of adults who hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 69.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure and the Queensland rate of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Lofty, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 36.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both Queensland and Australia, with the typical qualification being a bachelor degree at 33.5%.
36.5% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 36.5%
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 Lofty, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in health are the most common at 17.8%, followed by management and commerce at 15.9% and education at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 21 schools within 3 km, there are far fewer schools per child than in most areas. The schools here are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most others.
1.44
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
601
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% 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 Lofty
21 schools — 12,611 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Catholic 9 · Government 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Toowoomba State High School, Mount Lofty | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 775 | 934 |
| Fairholme College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 849 | 1,110 |
| Downlands College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,187 | 1,060 |
| Toowoomba Anglican School, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 682 | 1,132 |
| Mater Dei Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 433 | 1,116 |
| Good Samaritan College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 79 | 950 |
| Harlaxton State School, Harlaxton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 177 | 828 |
| Toowoomba East State School, East Toowoomba | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 867 | 1,067 |
| Toowoomba Grammar School, East Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,145 | 1,096 |
| The Industry School - Toowoomba, Toowoomba City | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 92 | 1,024 |
| Holy Name Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 148 | 987 |
| Toowoomba North State School, Toowoomba | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 237 | 909 |
| St Joseph's College, Rangeville | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 913 | 1,044 |
| Toowoomba West Special School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 140 | 953 |
| St Ursula's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 401 | 1,043 |
| St Mary's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 4.6 km | 930 | 1,017 |
| St Saviour's Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 486 | 1,048 |
| St Saviour's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 295 | 986 |
| Centenary Heights State High School, Centenary Heights | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,738 | 1,006 |
| Newtown State School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 337 | 900 |
| The Glennie School, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 700 | 1,073 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Lofty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31984/mount-lofty/topic/education