39.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Mine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in The Mine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents have completed high school or university than in most other areas, which shapes the local skill set in The Mine. Only 39.1% of people here finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This trend extends to higher education, with no adults in the area holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. While 39.1% finished their final year, about 21.7% left after Year 11, and 17.4% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In The Mine, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 0.0%, which is among the lowest across similar areas and far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 The Mine, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 45%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km, both of which are government-run. These schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 177 students and a low average school advantage score of 853.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
177
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
853
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving The Mine
2 schools — 353 students, average ICSEA 853.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Mount Morgan State High School, Mount Morgan | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 230 | 869 |
| Mount Morgan Central State School, Mount Morgan | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 123 | 822 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Mine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32799/the-mine/topic/education