18.8% ▼ -46.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Prince Of Wales · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Prince Of Wales
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Prince Of Wales compared to the rest of the country. Only 18.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the population finished school at Year 10, while 18.8% stopped at Year 9 or below. These figures mean the area is far below Queensland's average for Year 12 completion.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Prince Of Wales, Year 10 is the majority at 53%; Year 12 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 5.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 42.3% and diplomas at 34.6%.
5.4% ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Of Wales, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (39%) and Bachelor degree (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are health at 23.1% and engineering at 15.4%. Architecture, education, and management each account for 11.5% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, and the typical school size is among the highest for similar areas. These include an equal split of government and Catholic schools, with half being primary and half combined.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
696
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
759
Lower than 97% 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 Of Wales
2 schools — 1,392 students, average ICSEA 759.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben, Thursday Island | Catholic | Primary | 11.1 km | 131 | 918 |
| Tagai State College, Thursday Island | Government | Combined | 11.3 km | 1,261 | 742 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Prince Of Wales [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32366/prince-of-wales/topic/education