47.3% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Newell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Newell have completed high school compared to the wider community. Only 47.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to higher education, with lower rates of degrees than seen across Queensland.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Around 23.5% of people finished Year 10, while 9.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newell, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 15.9% of adults, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.1% of residents.
15.9% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Newell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 15.8%, followed by management and commerce at 14.0%. Health and education each account for 11.2% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Newell has four schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools have a much lower average advantage score than most areas, with three out of four being government primary schools.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
290
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Newell
4 schools — 1,159 students, average ICSEA 936.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Miallo State School, Miallo | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 176 | 996 |
| Mossman State School, Mossman | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 321 | 879 |
| Mossman State High School, Mossman | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 553 | 938 |
| St Augustine's School, Mossman | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 109 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32133/newell/topic/education