48.2% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newtown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Newtown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Newtown finished high school compared to the national figure, with only 48.2% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where the share of adults with a university degree is much lower than in the rest of Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and far below the Australian average. Roughly 24% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newtown, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the state or nation, with 15.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.5% of people.
15.5% ▲ +52.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 Newtown, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 15.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.2% and engineering at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Newtown has one of the largest numbers of schools within 3km of any similar area, with 34 options. These schools are typically much larger than those in most other areas, with an average size of 538 students.
3.73
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
538
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Newtown
34 schools — 18,287 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 13 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 10 · Combined 6
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 454 | 1,029 |
| Newtown State School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 337 | 900 |
| St Ursula's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 401 | 1,043 |
| The Glennie School, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 700 | 1,073 |
| Clifford Park Special School, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 183 | 937 |
| Toowoomba West Special School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 140 | 953 |
| St Mary's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 930 | 1,017 |
| Holy Name Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 148 | 987 |
| Wilsonton State School, Wilsonton | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 438 | 893 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 246 | 998 |
| Toowoomba North State School, Toowoomba | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 237 | 909 |
| Wilsonton State High School, Wilsonton Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 904 | 920 |
| Concordia Lutheran College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 664 | 1,066 |
| St Anthony's School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 234 | 998 |
| Harristown State High School, Harristown | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,641 | 929 |
| Harristown State School, Harristown | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 446 | 859 |
| The Industry School - Toowoomba, Toowoomba City | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 92 | 1,024 |
| Rockville State School, Rockville | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 189 | 810 |
| Harlaxton State School, Harlaxton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 177 | 828 |
| Fairview Heights State School, Wilsonton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 342 | 931 |
| St Saviour's Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 486 | 1,048 |
| Glenvale State School, Glenvale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 658 | 971 |
| St Saviour's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 295 | 986 |
| Darling Downs Adventist College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 362 | 1,038 |
| Glenvale Christian School, Glenvale | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 127 | 1,037 |
| Good Samaritan College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 79 | 950 |
| Downlands College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,187 | 1,060 |
| Toowoomba State High School, Mount Lofty | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 775 | 934 |
| Toowoomba East State School, East Toowoomba | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 867 | 1,067 |
| Toowoomba Grammar School, East Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,145 | 1,096 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 319 | 1,032 |
| Mater Dei Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 433 | 1,116 |
| Centenary Heights State High School, Centenary Heights | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,738 | 1,006 |
| St Joseph's College, Rangeville | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 913 | 1,044 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32139/newtown/topic/education