48.5% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thuringowa Central · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Thuringowa Central
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Thuringowa Central have remained steady, though they sit well below the national average. Only 12.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are lower than in most of the country, with 48.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8% and well below Queensland's 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thuringowa Central, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational certificates are the most common qualifications here, with 39.9% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree is well below the state average.
12.6% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Thuringowa Central, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are engineering and related subjects at 16.6%, followed by management and commerce at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Thuringowa Central has 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. While school sizes are among the highest for this level, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
2.93
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
783
Higher than 94% 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 Thuringowa Central
14 schools — 10,966 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Kirwan State High School, Kirwan | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,922 | 919 |
| Weir State School, Thuringowa Central | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 747 | 838 |
| The Willows State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 876 | 956 |
| Ryan Catholic College, Kirwan | Catholic | Combined | 1.2 km | 2,019 | 1,020 |
| Kirwan State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 698 | 927 |
| Carinity Education - Shalom, Condon | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 237 | 688 |
| Cranbrook State School, Cranbrook | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 592 | 910 |
| Thuringowa State High School, Condon | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 659 | 842 |
| Heatley State School, Heatley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 423 | 838 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic School, Cranbrook | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 686 | 1,010 |
| Ignatius Park College, Cranbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 959 | 1,018 |
| Enkindle Village School, Douglas | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 58 | 1,018 |
| Tec-NQ, Douglas | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 375 | 972 |
| Heatley Secondary College, Heatley | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 715 | 862 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thuringowa Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32822/thuringowa-central/topic/education