60.3% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Nathan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Nathan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Better-than-average school completion rates shape the local workforce in Mount Nathan. About 60% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure. While many adults hold trade certificates, the area has fewer university degrees than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people here have finished Year 12 compared to most other areas. At 60.3%, this is well above the Queensland rate of 57.1% and a little above the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Nathan, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly one in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure. Trade qualifications are most common, with 35.9% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
19.6% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 Nathan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 17.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mount Nathan has three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level and have a higher average advantage score than most.
3.03
Lower than 57% 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).
700
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% 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 Nathan
3 schools — 2,101 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Independent 1 · Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Silkwood School, Mount Nathan | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 765 | 1,073 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Nerang | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 338 | 1,036 |
| Nerang State High School, Nerang | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 998 | 970 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32007/mount-nathan/topic/education