57.9% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thursday Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Thursday Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Around 58% of people in Thursday Island have completed Year 12, which is a much higher rate than in most similar areas. While school completion is strong, the number of adults with university degrees is far below the national figure. This creates a local profile where many residents have finished secondary school but fewer hold higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished their secondary schooling, with 57.9% completing Year 12. This is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thursday Island, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than elsewhere, with only 16.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.5% of people.
16.1% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 Thursday Island, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People who hold qualifications in this area are most often trained in health (15%) or management and commerce (13.3%). Other common fields include society and culture, engineering, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has larger schools than most similar places, with an average size of 696 students. However, there are fewer schools per child than usual, and the average school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
2.65
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
696
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
759
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Thursday Island
2 schools — 1,392 students, average ICSEA 759.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Tagai State College, Thursday Island | Government | Combined | 0.4 km | 1,261 | 742 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben, Thursday Island | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 131 | 918 |
Sources
More for Thursday Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thursday Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32823/thursday-island/topic/education