36.9% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Richmond Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Richmond Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Richmond Hill. The area has a notably lower rate of formal schooling than the rest of the country, with only 36.9% of people completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, at 36.9%. This is 22 points lower than the Australian average, and about 25% of residents instead stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Richmond Hill, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.5% of the population. This is well below the Queensland average of 21.9% and far below the national rate.
12.5% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Richmond Hill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Education (15.8%), followed by Engineering and related fields at 12.1% and Health at 10.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Richmond Hill has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with 8 schools within 3km. These schools are typically much larger than those in other similar areas, though they have a much lower advantage score.
7.60
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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 Richmond Hill
8 schools — 4,369 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Columba Catholic College, Charters Towers | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 425 | 926 |
| Richmond Hill State School, Richmond Hill | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 191 | 854 |
| All Souls St Gabriels School, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 431 | 952 |
| Blackheath and Thornburgh College, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 379 | 965 |
| Charters Towers Central State School, Charters Towers City | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 113 | 859 |
| Charters Towers State High School, Charters Towers City | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 303 | 879 |
| Millchester State School, Millchester | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 132 | 855 |
| Charters Towers School of Distance Education, Millchester | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,395 | 948 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Richmond Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32426/richmond-hill/topic/education