29.6% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Pelion · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Pelion
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Mount Pelion have stayed well below the state and national figures over the last decade. Only 29.6% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This pattern of lower schooling and qualifications defines the area's current educational landscape.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 29.6% of people finishing school. This is much lower than most other areas, and 28.4% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mount Pelion splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (41%), with Year 11 at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland average, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are much more typical at 45.7%.
8.1% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Pelion, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 21.7% and Education at 19.6%. Other common areas of study include Architecture and building, Health, and Management.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government combined school, which is smaller than those in most other similar areas. This school also has an advantage score that is much lower than most other areas.
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).
179
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% 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 Pelion
1 school — 179 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Calen District State College, Calen | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 179 | 926 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Pelion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32011/mount-pelion/topic/education