45.3% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rothwell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rothwell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have finished high school in Rothwell compared to the state and national averages. Only 45.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% figure for Australia. This trend extends to higher education, with university degrees being much less common here than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are low, with only 45.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, while about 27.5% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rothwell, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher qualifications are uncommon in Rothwell, as only 12.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with the most common qualification being a Certificate III or IV at 37%.
12.3% ▲ +42.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Rothwell, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Management and commerce at 17.8% and Engineering and related fields at 14.6%. Society and culture and Health also make up significant shares of the local study fields.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rothwell has 21 schools within 3 km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. While the average school size of 914 is among the highest for this level, there are only 1.43 schools for every 1,000 children.
1.43
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
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).
914
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rothwell
21 schools — 19,197 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Mueller College, Rothwell | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 1,867 | 1,078 |
| Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell | Independent | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,567 | 1,080 |
| Hercules Road State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 636 | 951 |
| Deception Bay State High School, Deception Bay | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,374 | 923 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Mango Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 762 | 1,070 |
| Kippa-Ring State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 274 | 899 |
| Deception Bay Flexible School, Deception Bay | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 122 | 863 |
| Deception Bay State School, Deception Bay | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 292 | 882 |
| Mango Hill State Secondary College, Mango Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,005 | 1,031 |
| Kairos Community College, Deception Bay | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 125 | 965 |
| Mango Hill State School, Mango Hill | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 1,561 | 1,065 |
| The Lakes College, North Lakes | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,169 | 1,125 |
| Moreton Downs State School, Deception Bay | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 586 | 945 |
| North Lakes State College, North Lakes | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 2,407 | 1,018 |
| St Benedict's College, Mango Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 981 | 1,062 |
| Bounty Boulevard State School, North Lakes | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 1,134 | 1,011 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Moreton Bay, North Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 5.0 km | 259 | 942 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School, Deception Bay | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 361 | 989 |
| Scarborough State School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 776 | 1,015 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Scarborough | Catholic | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,653 | 1,041 |
| Australian Trade College North Brisbane, Scarborough | Independent | Secondary | 5.3 km | 286 | 1,026 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rothwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32483/rothwell/topic/education