52.1% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Townsville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Townsville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in South Townsville have finished high school or earned a degree than in most similar areas. While the typical resident's schooling is well below the national figure, about one in five adults holds a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 52.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Townsville, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 20.4% of adults, a figure higher than most similar areas but a little below the Queensland average of 21.9%. Trade certificates are the most common qualification at 28.4%.
20.4% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 South Townsville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with management and commerce (13.3%) and engineering (12.3%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and have higher advantage scores than most similar areas, with 12 schools within 3km of residents. Government schools make up 58.3% of the sector.
3.64
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
484
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Townsville
12 schools — 5,812 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 5
| Townsville South State School, South Townsville | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 95 | 909 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand, North Ward | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 355 | 1,100 |
| St Patrick's College Townsville, Townsville | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 663 | 1,024 |
| Railway Estate State School, Railway Estate | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 179 | 916 |
| Townsville Central State School, North Ward | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 144 | 930 |
| Townsville State High School, Railway Estate | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 841 | 924 |
| Townsville Grammar School, North Ward | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,288 | 1,116 |
| Townsville West State School, West End | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 111 | 866 |
| Townsville Flexible School, West End | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 204 | 842 |
| St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 707 | 1,014 |
| Belgian Gardens State School, Belgian Gardens | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 595 | 1,055 |
| Hermit Park State School, Hyde Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 630 | 1,028 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32602/south-townsville/topic/education