61.1% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Pleasant · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Pleasant
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 61% of residents in Mount Pleasant have completed Year 12, a result that is well above the Queensland figure. This creates a community where a high proportion of adults have finished secondary school and pursued further study. The area shows a strong lean towards trade and professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is common here, with 61.1% of people reaching this milestone. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most areas but well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.7% of residents.
19.7% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 Pleasant, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related studies at 15.9%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 15.4% and Health at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which has an advantage score that is much higher than most areas. The school's average size of 322 students is around the middle for its level.
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).
322
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 76% 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 Pleasant
1 school — 322 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dayboro State School, Dayboro | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 322 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32015/mount-pleasant/topic/education