43.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Stuart · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Stuart
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A shift in learning patterns is evident in Mount Stuart, where 43.2% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where many adults have left school earlier than the typical Australian.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. Those who did not finish Year 12 most commonly left after Year 11 or Year 10, each at 4.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Stuart, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Mount Stuart, with only 3.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia; instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25% of adults.
3.2% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Stuart, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 13.2%. Other notable areas of study include Health at 5.9%, and Architecture and building alongside Society and culture, both at 4.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18 schools within 3km, which is more than about 88% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 689 students, though they have a lower average advantage score than most areas.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
689
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 72% 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 Stuart
18 schools — 12,409 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Rasmussen State School, Rasmussen | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 336 | 784 |
| Kelso State School, Kelso | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 303 | 828 |
| Enkindle Village School, Douglas | Independent | Primary | 5.6 km | 58 | 1,018 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Rasmussen | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 276 | 928 |
| Tec-NQ, Douglas | Independent | Secondary | 6.2 km | 375 | 972 |
| Annandale State School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 722 | 1,019 |
| Annandale Christian College, Annandale | Independent | Combined | 7.1 km | 687 | 1,069 |
| William Ross State High School, Annandale | Government | Secondary | 7.3 km | 862 | 955 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Annandale | Catholic | Combined | 7.3 km | 1,479 | 1,048 |
| Thuringowa State High School, Condon | Government | Secondary | 7.6 km | 659 | 842 |
| Cranbrook State School, Cranbrook | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 592 | 910 |
| Riverside Adventist School, Aitkenvale | Independent | Primary | 8.0 km | 61 | 1,011 |
| Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special School, Mundingburra | Government | Combined | 8.1 km | 198 | 930 |
| Weir State School, Thuringowa Central | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 747 | 838 |
| Kirwan State High School, Kirwan | Government | Secondary | 8.8 km | 1,922 | 919 |
| Ryan Catholic College, Kirwan | Catholic | Combined | 9.2 km | 2,019 | 1,020 |
| Carinity Education - Shalom, Condon | Independent | Combined | 9.2 km | 237 | 688 |
| The Willows State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 876 | 956 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32024/mount-stuart/topic/education