36.5% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pioneer · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pioneer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.5% of people in Pioneer have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area's education levels much lower than most other places in Australia, with few residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the Queensland average, with only 36.5% finishing Year 12. About 24.3% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 14.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pioneer, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 6.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national rate of 26.3%, with the most common qualification being a Certificate III or IV at 37.6%.
6.7% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Pioneer, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most likely to have studied Engineering and related fields at 19.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. Most are government schools (69.2%) and primary schools (61.5%), though the average school advantage score is among the lowest for its level.
4.33
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
279
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
890
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pioneer
13 schools — 3,623 students, average ICSEA 890.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Mount Isa School of the Air, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 0.2 km | 175 | 1,009 |
| St Kieran's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 140 | 858 |
| Mount Isa Special School, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 35 | 877 |
| Mount Isa Flexible School, Sunset | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 53 | 736 |
| Sunset State School, Sunset | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 257 | 727 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 434 | 978 |
| Townview State School, Townview | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 209 | 776 |
| Mount Isa Central State School, Mount Isa | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 211 | 791 |
| Barkly Highway State School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 266 | 935 |
| Healy State School, Healy | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 217 | 887 |
| Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct, Parkside | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 926 | 866 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 313 | 1,010 |
| Happy Valley State School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 387 | 927 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pioneer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32333/pioneer/topic/education