63.6% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Rascal · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Rascal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Mount Rascal. About 63.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of attainment is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with over a quarter holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the Queensland and Australian figures at 63.6%. This is much higher than most areas, with only 5.5% of residents finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Rascal, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 25.8%, which is well above the state average and about the same as the national figure. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 33.3%.
25.8% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 Rascal, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in Engineering and related fields at 19.7%, followed by Management and Commerce at 15.7% and Education at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary government schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. However, these schools have an average advantage score of 945, which is much lower than most areas.
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).
282
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
945
Lower than 75% 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 Rascal
3 schools — 846 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Vale View State School, Vale View | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 74 | 994 |
| Drayton State School, Drayton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 165 | 929 |
| Darling Heights State School, Darling Heights | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 607 | 944 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Rascal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32017/mount-rascal/topic/education