35.2% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Helens · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Helens
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower educational attainment than most similar areas defines St Helens, where only 35.2% of residents have completed Year 12. This gap is stark compared to the national figure of 58.8%, highlighting a community with far fewer formal qualifications than the typical Australian town.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is a significant gap, with 26.7% of residents peaking at Year 10 and another 18.1% leaving at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Helens, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with just 7.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though 38.6% of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.0% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 St Helens, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 19.3%, followed by Society and culture at 12.3% and Health at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well-served by four government schools within 3km, a number higher than 73% of similar areas. However, these schools have an average advantage score of 935, which is much lower than most other areas.
41.67
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
308
Lower than 51% 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 St Helens
4 schools — 1,230 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| St Helens State School, St Helens | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 305 | 951 |
| Maryborough Special School, Maryborough | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 75 | 946 |
| Aldridge State High School, Maryborough | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 581 | 932 |
| Maryborough West State School, Maryborough | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 269 | 918 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32640/st-helens/topic/education