40.0% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rockville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rockville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Rockville have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 40% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern of lower educational attainment continues through to higher degrees, with university qualifications being much less common here than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40% of residents finished Year 12, a result far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. In other cases, 28.5% of people stopped at Year 10, and 16.4% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rockville, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Rockville, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more frequent at 42.3%.
9.5% ▲ +58.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Rockville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 15.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6%. Society and culture accounts for 13.8% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rockville has 19 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. While the typical school size of 419 students is higher than most areas, there are only 1.58 schools per 1,000 children.
1.58
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
419
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rockville
19 schools — 7,959 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Rockville State School, Rockville | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 189 | 810 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 246 | 998 |
| Toowoomba West Special School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 140 | 953 |
| Wilsonton State High School, Wilsonton Heights | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 904 | 920 |
| Harlaxton State School, Harlaxton | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 177 | 828 |
| Wilsonton State School, Wilsonton | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 438 | 893 |
| Good Samaritan College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 79 | 950 |
| Holy Name Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 148 | 987 |
| Downlands College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,187 | 1,060 |
| St Ursula's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 401 | 1,043 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 454 | 1,029 |
| Toowoomba North State School, Toowoomba | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 237 | 909 |
| Newtown State School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 337 | 900 |
| Fairview Heights State School, Wilsonton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 342 | 931 |
| St Mary's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 930 | 1,017 |
| Toowoomba State High School, Mount Lofty | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 775 | 934 |
| The Glennie School, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 700 | 1,073 |
| The Industry School - Toowoomba, Toowoomba City | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 92 | 1,024 |
| Clifford Park Special School, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 183 | 937 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rockville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32455/rockville/topic/education