19.4% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stuart · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stuart
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 19.4% of people in Stuart finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This lack of high school completion is mirrored in the qualifications data, where the area has a much lower rate of university degrees than most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people here leave school early, with 64.7% finishing at Year 10. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% for those completing Year 12.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stuart, Year 10 is the majority at 69%; Year 12 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon in Stuart, where only 4.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 42.6%.
4.1% ▲ +59.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Stuart, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Stuart most commonly studied Engineering and related fields (16.4%) or Society and culture (11.9%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Stuart has 13 schools within 3 km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 481 students.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
481
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stuart
13 schools — 6,259 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Secondary 6 · Primary 6 · Combined 1
| Yallorin Yimba Silver Lining School, Cluden | Independent | Secondary | 4.8 km | 26 | 791 |
| Wulguru State School, Wulguru | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 212 | 827 |
| Oonoonba State School, Idalia | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 525 | 995 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Annandale | Catholic | Combined | 7.3 km | 1,479 | 1,048 |
| William Ross State High School, Annandale | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 862 | 955 |
| Railway Estate State School, Railway Estate | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 179 | 916 |
| Townsville South State School, South Townsville | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 95 | 909 |
| Townsville State High School, Railway Estate | Government | Secondary | 8.9 km | 841 | 924 |
| St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Park | Catholic | Secondary | 9.4 km | 707 | 1,014 |
| Townsville Flexible School, West End | Catholic | Secondary | 9.7 km | 204 | 842 |
| Townsville West State School, West End | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 111 | 866 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand, North Ward | Catholic | Primary | 10.1 km | 355 | 1,100 |
| St Patrick's College Townsville, Townsville | Catholic | Secondary | 10.2 km | 663 | 1,024 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32683/stuart/topic/education