43.9% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Marrow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Marrow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school or university in Mount Marrow than in most other parts of the country. Only 43.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means a larger proportion of the local adult population has left school earlier than people in other Australian areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the state and national figures, with 43.9% finishing. For those who left earlier, the most common exit point was Year 10, at 27.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Marrow, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Trade certificates are more common, with 32.4% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
12.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Marrow, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (30%) and Bachelor degree (28%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Education and Management & commerce, both at 16.9%, followed by Society & culture at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18.87 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. All of the three local primary schools are government-run and are smaller than typical schools in similar areas.
18.87
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
139
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
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 Marrow
3 schools — 417 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Mount Marrow State School, Mount Marrow | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 58 | 955 |
| Haigslea State School, Haigslea | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 85 | 973 |
| Walloon State School, Walloon | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 274 | 945 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Marrow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31992/mount-marrow/topic/education