36.1% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stockton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stockton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.1% of residents in Stockton finished Year 12, which is the most common level of schooling here. This is far below the Queensland and Australian figures, reflecting an area where few adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, at just 36.1%. About 30.6% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stockton, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (41%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the typical figure for Queensland and Australia.
6.5% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Stockton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Bachelor degree is next at 33%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Education at 24%, ahead of Engineering & related (18%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four primary schools within 3km, though they are much smaller than most other areas. The average school advantage score is also much lower than in similar places.
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).
81
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stockton
4 schools — 322 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4
| Mundoo State School, Wangan | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 30 | 901 |
| Mourilyan State School, Mourilyan | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 165 | 943 |
| South Johnstone State School, South Johnstone | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 20 | 864 |
| St Rita's School, South Johnstone | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 107 | 970 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stockton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32664/stockton/topic/education