41.7% ▲ +39.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rockhampton City · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rockhampton City
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Rockhampton City finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 41.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where the area also trails significantly behind state and national averages for university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%, with only 41.7% of people finishing Year 12. Roughly 23.7% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 13.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rockhampton City, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than elsewhere, with the 13.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher being far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.6% of people.
13.4% ▲ +88.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Rockhampton City, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 13.5%. Other common areas of study include society and culture (11.8%), health (11.5%), and engineering (11.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 20 schools within 3km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, with half being government-run and 35% Catholic.
4.41
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
511
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rockhampton City
20 schools — 10,214 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Rockhampton Special School, Rockhampton | Government | Combined | 0.4 km | 103 | 925 |
| The Cathedral College, Rockhampton | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,357 | 1,031 |
| Kingsley College, Berserker | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 274 | 966 |
| The Hall State School, Wandal | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 309 | 936 |
| Rockhampton State High School, Wandal | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,256 | 910 |
| The Rockhampton Grammar School, Rockhampton | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,472 | 1,069 |
| Allenstown State School, Allenstown | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 296 | 884 |
| Rockhampton Girls Grammar School, Rockhampton | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 405 | 1,022 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wandal | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 366 | 1,026 |
| Depot Hill State School, Depot Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 48 | 819 |
| Park Avenue State School, Park Avenue | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 163 | 864 |
| Crescent Lagoon State School, West Rockhampton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 362 | 903 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Park Avenue | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 341 | 990 |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Rockhampton | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 357 | 1,039 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, North Rockhampton | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 349 | 1,029 |
| Berserker Street State School, Berserker | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 308 | 837 |
| Rockhampton Flexible School, Rockhampton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 86 | 868 |
| Emmaus College, Park Avenue | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,320 | 997 |
| North Rockhampton State High School, Frenchville | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 968 | 896 |
| Port Curtis Road State School, Port Curtis | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 74 | 890 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rockhampton City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32449/rockhampton-city/topic/education