45.3% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rasmussen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rasmussen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Rasmussen than in the rest of the country. Only 45.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in schooling extends to higher education, where the area also sits well below state and national levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 45.3% who finished Year 12 is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. For those who left earlier, 25.8% finished Year 10 and 10.3% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rasmussen, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, at 42.4%.
9.4% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Rasmussen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering (14.8%) and Management and Commerce (14.6%), followed by Society and Culture at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rasmussen has seven schools within 3 km, more than about 79% of similar areas. However, there are only 1.8 schools per 1,000 children, and the typical school is much larger than in most areas.
1.80
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
654
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
912
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rasmussen
7 schools — 4,577 students, average ICSEA 912.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Rasmussen | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 276 | 928 |
| Rasmussen State School, Rasmussen | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 336 | 784 |
| Thuringowa State High School, Condon | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 659 | 842 |
| Carinity Education - Shalom, Condon | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 237 | 688 |
| Kelso State School, Kelso | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 303 | 828 |
| Ryan Catholic College, Kirwan | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 2,019 | 1,020 |
| Weir State School, Thuringowa Central | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 747 | 838 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rasmussen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32393/rasmussen/topic/education