42.5% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thagoona · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Thagoona
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 10.2% of adults in Thagoona hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This lack of higher qualifications is mirrored in school results, where far fewer residents finished Year 12 compared to the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.5% of people completed Year 12, a figure that is far below both the Queensland and national rates. Roughly a third of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thagoona, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualifications are lower than in most areas, with only 10.2% of adults holding a university degree. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 43.5% of residents.
10.2% ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Thagoona, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 24%, followed by Management and Commerce at 17.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most places.
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).
269
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
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 Thagoona
5 schools — 1,347 students, average ICSEA 936.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Mount Marrow State School, Mount Marrow | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 58 | 955 |
| Walloon State School, Walloon | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 274 | 945 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Rosewood | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 214 | 997 |
| Rosewood State School, Rosewood | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 316 | 908 |
| Rosewood State High School, Rosewood | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 485 | 920 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thagoona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32777/thagoona/topic/education