58.4% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Sheridan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Sheridan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher proportion of adults in Mount Sheridan have now finished high school than in the past. This shift is seen in the 58.4% who completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. While school completion is strong, higher university degrees are less common here than across the state and nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.4% of residents finished Year 12, a figure slightly above the Queensland average. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the national level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Sheridan, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are often trade-based, with 36.4% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure.
18.6% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 Sheridan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common areas of study for those with degrees include management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3 km, which is more than 83% of similar areas. These schools are generally among the largest at this level, though they have a much lower average advantage score than most areas.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
690
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 77% 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 Sheridan
11 schools — 7,587 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| White Rock State School, White Rock | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 439 | 837 |
| Trinity Anglican School, White Rock | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,204 | 1,103 |
| St Therese's School, Bentley Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 541 | 991 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Woree | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 949 | 1,023 |
| St Gerard Majella Primary School, Woree | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 399 | 1,035 |
| Bentley Park College, Bentley Park | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,771 | 869 |
| Cairns State Special School, Woree | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 130 | 913 |
| Isabella State School, Edmonton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 496 | 899 |
| Woree State High School, Woree | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 750 | 854 |
| Woree State School, Woree | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 530 | 860 |
| Hambledon State School, Edmonton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 378 | 865 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Sheridan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32020/mount-sheridan/topic/education