58.6% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rockyview · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rockyview
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Steady education levels define Rockyview, where more than half of residents have finished Year 12. While the area has a higher rate of school completions than most similar places, it lags well behind the national figure for university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little above the state average, 58.6% of people here have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rockyview, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher; this is higher than most similar areas, but well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
20.3% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 Rockyview, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Rockyview are most common in engineering and related fields at 26.9%, followed by management and commerce at 17.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
349
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
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 Rockyview
2 schools — 697 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Carinity Education - Rockhampton, Glenlee | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 269 | 872 |
| Parkhurst State School, Parkhurst | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 428 | 972 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rockyview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32459/rockyview/topic/education