42.1% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Johnstone · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Johnstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in North Johnstone finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with only 42.1% completing their secondary schooling. This creates a local profile where trade qualifications are more common than university degrees. The area relies on a single small government primary school for local education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About a third of the population finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Johnstone, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 11 (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.3% of the population, which is well below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.5% of people.
12.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 North Johnstone, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (29%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in North Johnstone most commonly studied Education (20.7%), followed by equal shares in natural sciences, engineering, building, and health at 13.8% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than those in most other areas and has a much lower advantage score.
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).
30
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
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 North Johnstone
1 school — 30 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Butchers Creek State School, Butchers Creek | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 30 | 937 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Johnstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32177/north-johnstone/topic/education