31.9% ▲ +47.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Curtis · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Port Curtis
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 31.9% of people in Port Curtis have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This means a large proportion of the population has left school early, which is reflected in the very low number of university degrees held across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland and Australian figures, with 34% of people listing Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Port Curtis splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 4.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are much more common at 46.7%.
4.9% ▲ +317.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Port Curtis, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 12%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area often specialise in Engineering and related fields (19.7%) or Society and Culture (18%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Port Curtis has a high number of schools per child compared to similar areas, with 15 schools located within 3km. These schools are typically larger than those in most other areas.
18.18
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
410
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Port Curtis
15 schools — 6,148 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Port Curtis Road State School, Port Curtis | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 74 | 890 |
| Depot Hill State School, Depot Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 48 | 819 |
| Rockhampton Flexible School, Rockhampton | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 86 | 868 |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Rockhampton | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 357 | 1,039 |
| Lakes Creek State School, Lakes Creek | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 126 | 888 |
| Allenstown State School, Allenstown | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 296 | 884 |
| Rockhampton Special School, Rockhampton | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 103 | 925 |
| The Cathedral College, Rockhampton | Catholic | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,357 | 1,031 |
| Rockhampton Girls Grammar School, Rockhampton | Independent | Combined | 6.0 km | 405 | 1,022 |
| Kingsley College, Berserker | Independent | Combined | 6.0 km | 274 | 966 |
| Berserker Street State School, Berserker | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 308 | 837 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, North Rockhampton | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 349 | 1,029 |
| The Rockhampton Grammar School, Rockhampton | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 1,472 | 1,069 |
| Mount Archer State School, Koongal | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 531 | 895 |
| Crescent Lagoon State School, West Rockhampton | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 362 | 903 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Curtis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32351/port-curtis/topic/education