70.6% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 72.1%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Prince Henry Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Prince Henry Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 40.5% of adults in Prince Henry Heights hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of academic achievement is reflected in the schooling data, where residents are far more likely to have finished Year 12 than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is a standout here, with 70.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure and the 57.1% seen across Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Prince Henry Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high proportion of university-educated adults, which is far above both the state and national figures. This includes 34.5% with a bachelor degree and 13.7% with a postgraduate qualification.
40.5% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 40.5%
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 Prince Henry Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (17%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in management and commerce at 21%, followed by health at 18.6%. Other notable fields include education and society and culture, both at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most areas, with an average size of 667 students. There are 9 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 81% of similar areas.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
667
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Prince Henry Heights
9 schools — 6,001 students, average ICSEA 1,067.
By sector: Independent 4 · Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 3 · Secondary 3
| Fairholme College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 849 | 1,110 |
| Toowoomba Anglican School, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 682 | 1,132 |
| Mater Dei Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 433 | 1,116 |
| Toowoomba Grammar School, East Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,145 | 1,096 |
| Withcott State School, Withcott | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 245 | 1,027 |
| Toowoomba East State School, East Toowoomba | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 867 | 1,067 |
| Toowoomba State High School, Mount Lofty | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 775 | 934 |
| St Joseph's College, Rangeville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 913 | 1,044 |
| The Industry School - Toowoomba, Toowoomba City | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 92 | 1,024 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Prince Henry Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32365/prince-henry-heights/topic/education