36.6% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Southern Cross · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Southern Cross
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Southern Cross are much lower than in most similar areas. Only 36.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where very few adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Queensland, with only 36.6% of people reaching that milestone. About 32.4% of residents peaked at Year 10, and 13.6% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Southern Cross splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 6.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of the qualified population holds a Certificate III or IV.
6.1% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Southern Cross, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 22.7%, followed by Health at 11.8% and Society and Culture at 8.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas, and they are much larger than usual. Most of these are government schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
676
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
935
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Southern Cross
5 schools — 3,381 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Blackheath and Thornburgh College, Charters Towers | Independent | Combined | 11.2 km | 379 | 965 |
| Richmond Hill State School, Richmond Hill | Government | Primary | 11.4 km | 191 | 854 |
| Charters Towers State High School, Charters Towers City | Government | Secondary | 12.0 km | 303 | 879 |
| Charters Towers Central State School, Charters Towers City | Government | Primary | 12.3 km | 113 | 859 |
| Charters Towers School of Distance Education, Millchester | Government | Combined | 13.4 km | 2,395 | 948 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Southern Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32608/southern-cross/topic/education