34.7% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Queenton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Queenton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 35% of Queenton residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is an area where few adults hold university degrees and schooling levels are much lower than most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.7% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland. Another 26.2% of residents reached Year 10, while 14.6% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Queenton, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon in Queenton, with only 8.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 34.5%.
8.6% ▲ +86.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Queenton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 15.8%, followed by Education at 11.5% and Health at 9.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, though they have a much lower average advantage score than other areas.
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).
546
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Queenton
8 schools — 4,369 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Millchester State School, Millchester | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 132 | 855 |
| All Souls St Gabriels School, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 431 | 952 |
| Charters Towers Central State School, Charters Towers City | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 113 | 859 |
| Columba Catholic College, Charters Towers | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 425 | 926 |
| Charters Towers School of Distance Education, Millchester | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 2,395 | 948 |
| Charters Towers State High School, Charters Towers City | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 303 | 879 |
| Richmond Hill State School, Richmond Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 191 | 854 |
| Blackheath and Thornburgh College, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 379 | 965 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Queenton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32376/queenton/topic/education