29.6% ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Paget · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Paget
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 30% of people in Paget have finished Year 12, reflecting a local workforce focused on practical skills over formal schooling. This is a place where trade certificates are far more common than university degrees, shaping a community built on technical expertise.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 29.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. For many in the area, Year 10 was the highest level of schooling reached, accounting for 32.8% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →Paget splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with just 4.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Instead, nearly half of the population holds a Certificate III or IV.
4.8% ▲ +64.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Paget, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 74%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 12%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 27.3%, followed by management and commerce at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Paget has eight schools within 3km, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with half being government-run and 37.5% Catholic.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
499
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Paget
8 schools — 3,991 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 3
| Dundula State School, Bakers Creek | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 117 | 921 |
| Catherine McAuley College, Mackay | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 606 | 1,026 |
| Mackay State High School, South Mackay | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,254 | 936 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Mackay South | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 384 | 1,050 |
| Mackay West State School, West Mackay | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 770 | 980 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School, Mackay West | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 569 | 1,031 |
| Kutta Mulla Gorinna Special Assistance School, Mackay | Independent | Secondary | 5.0 km | 75 | 811 |
| Mackay Central State School, Mackay | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 216 | 908 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Paget [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32252/paget/topic/education