51.4% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Spreadborough · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Spreadborough
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults hold a bachelor degree in Spreadborough compared to most areas, with only 8.3% reaching this level. This is a community where school completion and higher degrees are well below the state and national figures, though over half of residents have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.4% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Another 40.5% of residents reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Spreadborough, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 44%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 8.3%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 52% of residents.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Spreadborough, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 81%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Education, each accounting for 16%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Spreadborough has five schools within 3 km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These are mostly government primary schools, though they have some of the lowest advantage scores at this level.
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).
410
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
893
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Spreadborough
5 schools — 2,052 students, average ICSEA 893.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Happy Valley State School, Happy Valley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 387 | 927 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 313 | 1,010 |
| Healy State School, Healy | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 217 | 887 |
| Townview State School, Townview | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 209 | 776 |
| Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct, Parkside | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 926 | 866 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spreadborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32618/spreadborough/topic/education