29.8% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Surprise · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Surprise
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Mount Surprise compared to most similar areas. Only 29.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where university qualifications are very rare.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average, with only 29.8% of people finishing. Other common outcomes include 22.8% reaching Year 10 and 15.8% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Surprise, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 3.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though a quarter of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
3.5% ▼ -50.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Surprise, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (30%) and Bachelor degree (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most often studied architecture and building, at 14.7%. Engineering and management and commerce are also common, each accounting for 10.3% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is small with an average of 15 students. While there are many schools per 1,000 children, the school advantage score is among the lowest for similar areas.
37.04
Higher than 98% 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).
15
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
862
Lower than 90% 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 Surprise
1 school — 15 students, average ICSEA 862.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mount Surprise State School, Mount Surprise | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 15 | 862 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Surprise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32026/mount-surprise/topic/education