37.1% ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Tyson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Tyson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Mount Tyson have completed high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 37.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern of lower formal schooling is seen across the board in the community's educational profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average, with only 37.1% of residents finishing high school. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 12 at 37.1%, followed closely by Year 10 at 36%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mount Tyson splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 9.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 37.4%.
9.3% ▲ +71.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Tyson, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 20.6%, followed by Agriculture, Environment, Management, and Commerce, which each account for 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though they are much smaller than average. The only school in the area is a government primary school.
15.15
Higher than 84% 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).
26
Lower than 92% 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 Tyson
1 school — 26 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mount Tyson State School, Mount Tyson | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 26 | 941 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Tyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32033/mount-tyson/topic/education