35.1% ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Tarampa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Tarampa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have completed high school in Mount Tarampa compared to the rest of the country. Only 35.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%, with only 35.1% of residents reaching this milestone. About 33.1% of people here finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mount Tarampa splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 8.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 39.7% of adults.
8.1% ▲ +60.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Tarampa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (14.5%) and Management and Commerce (11.2%). Society and culture accounts for 9.8% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5 primary schools within 3km, meaning there are 10.64 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. However, these government schools are much smaller and have lower advantage scores than those in similar areas.
10.64
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
60
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
Lower than 81% 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 Tarampa
5 schools — 298 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 5
| Mount Tarampa State School, Mount Tarampa | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 60 | 871 |
| Lockrose State School, Lockrose | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 57 | 947 |
| Kentville State School, Kentville | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 24 | 921 |
| Clarendon State School, Clarendon | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 64 | 943 |
| Tarampa State School, Tarampa | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 93 | 961 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Tarampa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32030/mount-tarampa/topic/education