68.2% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Samson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Samson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning have become more common in Mount Samson, with 68.2% of residents now finishing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The area is marked by a highly qualified population and a strong school advantage score.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas. About 68.2% of people finished Year 12, which is well above the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Samson, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common in Mount Samson, where 34.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland average of 21.9%.
34.1% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 34.1%
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 Samson, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering, health, management and commerce, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. There is one primary government school within 3km, and the area has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar places.
8.70
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
260
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 85% 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 Samson
1 school — 260 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mount Samson State School, Mount Samson | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 260 | 1,072 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Samson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32019/mount-samson/topic/education